Mariala National Park

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Mariala National Park
Mariala National Park (Queensland)
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Coordinates: 26 ° 1 ′ 46 ″  S , 145 ° 4 ′ 17 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Mulga , grasslands, kangaroos, birds
Next city: Adavale
Surface: 273 km²
Founding: 1992
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The Mariala National Park (English: Mariala National Park ) is a national park in the center of the Australian state of Queensland .

location

It is located 810 kilometers west of Brisbane , 128 kilometers northwest of Charleville and 45 kilometers east of Adavale near the source of the Paroo River .

National nature

Red sandstone plains characterize the park.

Flora and fauna

The plains are overgrown with the silver-leaved, yellow-blooming mulga . In between there is also a light eucalyptus forest .

A small group of yellow-footed rock kangaroos have been established in the park . You come across emus and Echidna . But the most diverse is the bird world. In addition to various honey-eaters , one can also observe Inca cockatoos and the rare crested kite ( Lophoictinia isura ).

Facilities and access

There are no roads or other facilities in the park.

The unpaved road from Charleville to Adavale leads 128 kilometers west-northwest of Charleville through the park, which can therefore only be reached with four-wheel drive vehicles and only in dry weather.

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. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 17 + 19
  4. ↑ a b c d e Mariala National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved November 26, 2012