Millstream Falls National Park

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Millstream Falls National Park
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Millstream Falls National Park, Queensland
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Coordinates: 17 ° 38 ′ 11 ″  S , 145 ° 27 ′ 33 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: water falls
Next city: 4 kilometer (s) from Ravenshoe
Surface: 3.72 km²
Founding: 1909
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The Millstream Falls National Park (English Millstream Falls National Park ) is a 3.72 square kilometers national park in Queensland , Australia .

location

It is located in the Far North Queensland region , about 60 kilometers west of Innisfail and 85 kilometers southwest of Cairns . The entrance to the Big Millstream Falls branches off the Kennedy Highway 4 kilometers south of Ravenshoe . The Little Millstream Falls can be reached via Tully Falls Road .

The national parks of Tully Falls , Malaan and Mount Hypipamee are in the vicinity .

National nature

The park was designated on June 19, 1909, making it the first national park in northern Queensland. The Millstream, a tributary of the Herbert River , forms here with the Great Millstream Falls the widest, single-tier waterfall in Australia.

The falls owe their origin to volcanic activity 3 to 1.2 million years ago when the area was covered by three lava flows in several eruptions . The oldest, 3 million years ago, is visible today at the bottom of the valley, the youngest, 1.2 million years ago, is found on the upper slopes of the valley. The three lava flows are visible at the Great Millstream Falls.

Flora and fauna

Due to the location in the rain shadow of the Great Dividing Range , the vegetation is characterized by open, dry eucalyptus forests . They are home to numerous mammals, frogs, reptiles and over 160 species of birds.

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. ↑ a b Official Park Website - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
  4. ↑ a b Official website of the park - Culture , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012 (English)