Mapleton National Park

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Mapleton National Park
Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus)
Giant Barred Frog ( Mixophyes iteratus )
Mapleton National Park, Queensland
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Coordinates: 26 ° 34 ′ 44 ″  S , 151 ° 51 ′ 53 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Next city: 10 kilometer (s) from Nambour
Surface: 64.55 km²
Founding: 2011
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The Mapleton National Park (English Mapleton National Park ) is a 65 square kilometer national park in Queensland , Australia .

location

It is located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast about 98 kilometers north of Brisbane and 140 kilometers south of Hervey Bay . From Nambour on the Bruce Highway follow the Nambour Mapleton Road towards Mapleton . The park is accessed from here on Mapleton Forest Road . All roads in the park are unpaved and for most, a 4-wheel drive vehicle and dry conditions are recommended, with the exception of Delicia Road , which all vehicles can use in wet conditions.

Facilities

The park has a campsite on Gheerula Creek and several picnic areas, from which there are short hiking trails. Mountain biking and horse riding are also allowed in the national park, and climbing is possible at Point Glorious .

Flora and fauna

Mapleton National Park is located in the Blackall Range, up to 450 meters high . Sub- tropical rainforest grows on the nutrient-rich basalt soils , which arose from volcanic activity 30 million years ago . In contrast, light, high forests thrive on the nutrient-poor rhyolite soils that were formed 235 million years ago. Along with the neighboring Mapleton Falls and Kondalilla National Park , small remnants of the original forest communities have been preserved here. Today they are an important retreat for many plants and animals.

Over 107 different species of birds have been spotted in the park, including the Australian peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus macropus ) and the long-tailed fruit pigeon . 70 different species of reptiles and 32 frog species have been counted in the national parks of the Blackall Range, including the critically endangered Mount Glorious Day Frog ( Taudactylus diurnus ), the southern gastric nesting frog ( Rheobatrachus silus ) and the endangered Giant Barred Frog ( Mixophyes iteratus ) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Official Park Website - Culture , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
  2. ↑ a b Official Park Website - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
  3. ↑ a b Kondalila Mapleton Map (PDF; 253 kB), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  4. ↑ Official Park Website - Species List , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012