Macalister Range National Park

Macalister Range National Park
Masked dwarf parrot ( Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana )
Coordinates: 16 ° 41 ′ 42 ″  S , 145 ° 34 ′ 24 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Next city:	25 kilometer (s) from Cairns
Surface:	55.63 km²
Founding:	2010

The Macalister Range National Park (English Macalister Range National Park ) is a 56 square kilometer national park in Queensland , Australia . Since 1988 it has been listed as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site Wet Tropics of Queensland because of its natural beauty, biodiversity , evolutionary history and as a habitat for numerous endangered animal species .

location

The park is located in the Far North Queensland region , approximately 25 kilometers north of Cairns and 25 kilometers south of Port Douglas . In the west it borders directly on the Kuranda and the Mowbray National Park .

Terrain forms

Named after the Macalister Range , the park protects a rugged, forested landscape along the Queensland coast. Mount Charlie, at 880 meters the highest point in the park, lies on the watershed of the Great Dividing Range . It has the shortest distance to the coast over its entire length.

Flora and fauna

The national park was established in 2010 to protect the endangered cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius johnsonii ). Endangered masked dwarf parrots ( Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana ) and red owl ( Ninox rufa ) also live here .

Facilities

The park is undeveloped. There are no facilities or roads.

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} New national park to protect cassowary , Sydney Morning Herald , June 25, 2010, accessed October 7, 2012
2. ^ Wet Tropics parks , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
3. ↑ ^{a b} Official Park Website - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
4. ^ Official website of the park - Culture , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012 (English)