Geham National Park

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geham National Park
Native cherry (Exocarpos cupressiformis)
Native cherry ( Exocarpos cupressiformis )
Geham National Park (Queensland)
Paris plan pointer b jms.svg
Coordinates: 27 ° 23 ′ 18 ″  S , 152 ° 2 ′ 15.2 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Next city: 20 kilometer (s) from Toowoomba
Surface: 22 ha
Founding: 2006
i2 i3 i6

The Geham National Park (English Geham National Park ) is a 22-hectare national park in Queensland , Australia .

location

It is located in the Darling Downs region about 100 kilometers west of Brisbane and 250 kilometers south of Hervey Bay . The closest town is Toowoomba . From here you can reach the park via the New England Highway north. After about 20 kilometers, between the two towns of Geham and Hampton , Aberdein Road branches off to the southeast into the park. There are no visitor facilities.

Lockyer , Hampton , Ravensbourne and Crows-Nest National Parks are in the vicinity .

flora

The national park protects a small patch of primary forest made up of Sydney blue gums ( Eucalyptus saligna ), blackbutts ( Eucalyptus pilularis ) and tallowwood ( Eucalyptus microcorys ).

Ferns , sandalwoods , for example the native cherry ( Exocarpos cupressiformis ), nightshades and orchids can be found in the undergrowth .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  2. ↑ OSM - Geham National Park , OpenStreetMap , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  3. ↑ a b Species List , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012