Wuthara Island National Park

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Wuthara Island National Park (CYPAL)
Wuthara Island National Park (Queensland)
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Coordinates: 12 ° 17 ′ 10 ″  S , 143 ° 24 ′ 40 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Coral reefs, myrtle heather bushes
Next city: Lockhart River
Surface: 1.15 km²
Founding: 1990
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The Wuthara Island National Park (English: Wuthara Island National Park ) is a national park in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland . The park was formerly called Forbes Islands National Park .

location

It is located 1,962 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and approximately 40 kilometers northeast of Iron Range National Park and Lockhart River off Cape Weymouth in the Coral Sea .

In the neighborhood are the national parks Mitirinchi Island , Piper Islands , Ma'alpiku Island and Sir Charles Hardy Group .

National nature

The park consists of three islands that are located on the continental shelf of Australia. Wuthara Island (formerly: Forbes Island ) is located in the north, the two smaller (nameless) secondary islands to the southwest and southeast of the main island. Rocky slopes and capes rise from small, sheltered bays. The islands are surrounded by coral reefs .

Flora and fauna

The islands are covered with low myrtle heather and grass.

Various water and other birds can be found on the islands.

Facilities and access

Wild camping is permitted on the main island, but there are no special facilities. However, no more than 10 people are allowed to camp there at the same time.

The national park is only accessible by private boats from the port in Lockhart River . Lockhart River, in turn, is connected to the Peninsula Developmental Road and Telegraph Road in the west via a 107-kilometer cul-de-sac (dirt track) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
  2. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
  3. ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 15
  4. ↑ a b c d e Wuthara Island National Park (CYPAL) . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved November 9, 2012