KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park

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KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park
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KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park, Queensland
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Coordinates: 13 ° 54 ′ 0.3 ″  S , 143 ° 20 ′ 32.1 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Rainforest, range of hills
Next city: 270 km from Cooktown
Surface: 1,583.58 km²
Founding: 2008
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The KULLA- (McIlwraith Range) -Nationalpark (English KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park ) is an approximately 1,580 square kilometer National Park on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland , Australia . It is administered by the local Aborigines together with the Queensland National Park Administration under the status of Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land (CYPAL).

location

The park is located in the Far North Queensland region and is 270 kilometers northwest of Cooktown and 210 kilometers southeast of Weipa . At Coen, two paths branch off from Peninsula Developmental Road into the park. In the west it borders on the Oyala Thumotang National Park .

Aboriginal

KULLA is an acronym for the Aborigines of the Kaanju, Umpila, Lamalama and Ayapathu. These four clans have historical references to the area of ​​the national park. Access to the area of ​​the River Massey, as far as it is in the park, is not permitted because of its importance for the Aborigines of the Umpila clan.

landscape

The mountain range of the McIlwraith Range with a length of 80 kilometers and an average height of 450 meters are the outstanding natural features. Furthermore, part of the park is in the former Mt Croll Range and the Running Creek landscape. At 842 meters, the highest point of the McIlwraith Range lies northeast of Coen. The rainforests in the park are considered to be the largest untouched by humans in all of Australia.

Flora and fauna

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  2. ↑ KULLA is an acronym for the local Aboriginal clans K aanju, U mpila, L ama L ama and A yapathu.
  3. ^ Joint management of Cape York Peninsula national parks , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
  4. ↑ Cape York Peninsula - Parks and Reserves - Visitor Guide (PDF; 3.8 MB), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  5. ↑ statements.qld.gov.au : NEW NATIONAL PARK FOR QUEENSLANDERS, August 6, 2008, in English, accessed November 23, 2012
  6. ↑ a b nprsr.qld.gov.au (PDF; 237 kB): Unauthorized Entry Prohibited Protection of cultural resources , accessed on November 23, 2012
  7. ^ Official website of the park - Culture , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012 (English)