Moorrinya National Park

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Moorrinya National Park
Letter dove (Geophaps scripta)
Letter dove ( Geophaps scripta )
Moorrinya National Park (Queensland)
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Coordinates: 21 ° 23 ′ 39 ″  S , 144 ° 56 ′ 26 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Steppe, light forest, myrtle heaths
Next city: Hughenden
Surface: 326.07 km²
Founding: 1993
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The Moorrinya National Park (English: Moorrinya National Park ) is a national park in the center of the Australian state of Queensland .

location

It is 1,061 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and 90 kilometers southeast of Hughenden .

The national parks Forest Den , White Mountains and Porcupine Gorge are in the vicinity .

history

In the area of ​​today's national park, a sheep breeding station called Shirley Station was established in the 1940s . At the end of the 1970s, they switched to cattle breeding. In 1993 the station was closed and the national park was established instead. The remains of the station can still be seen in the park today.

National nature

The park consists of flat, dry steppe land, which is crossed by several small watercourses. These belong to the catchment area of Lake Eyre .

Flora and fauna

The predominant vegetation is grassland. But there are also sparse eucalyptus and acacia forests , as well as myrtle heaths .

In the park you will find the typical fauna of the Australian outback such as kangaroos , koalas , emus and dingoes . There are also rare and endangered species such as the crested kite ( Lophoictinia isura ), the letter dove and the Julia Creek narrow-footed pouch ( Sminthopsis douglasi ).

Facilities

Camping is allowed in the park. The former accommodation of the sheep shearers is recommended for this. There is a landscaped hiking trail, the Bullock Creek Walk (200 meters). Fish can be seen at Bullock Creek .

Driveway

Moorrinya National Park is accessible from the Flinders Highway ( Torrens Creek exit , 58 kilometers east of Hughenden). Turn south onto Aramac - Torrens Creek Road and follow it for 90 kilometers. From the south, the approach is via the Capricorn Highway , which you leave in Barcaldine towards the north. The park can be reached after 150 miles via Aramac . The roads to and in the park are not paved, so the use of all-wheel drive vehicles is recommended. In the rainy season (November – April) these roads can be unusable and the park closed.

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. 10 + 17
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Moorrinya National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved November 29, 2012