Ngalba Bulal National Park

Ngalba Bulal National Park
Cedar Bay National Park (former park name)
Coordinates: 15 ° 46 ′ 37 ″  S , 145 ° 20 ′ 47 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	historic tin mine
Next city:	Cooktown
Surface:	56.5 km²
Founding:	1977

The Ngalba Bulal National Park (English: Ngalba Bulal National Park ) covers an area of ​​56.5 square kilometers and is located in the Far North Region of Queensland , Australia . The national park, which was originally called Cedar Bay National Park , was renamed Ngalba Bulal National Park in 2011. Part of the Queensland Rainforest World Heritage Site, the park is 40 kilometers south of Cooktown and 10 kilometers north of Ayton . The park was founded in 1977 and is used by the Aborigines of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji called Mangkal-Mangkalba and managed.

history

The Aborigines of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji lived in the area of ​​the Ngalba Bulal National Park . The area is of particular importance to them, as it is home to sites of mythological significance for their canoes, turtles and saltwater eels. To exploit a tin deposit in the Cedar Bay area , European miners invaded the area in 1870. The traces of this degradation can still be seen on the Black Snake Rocks today. The path that the miners used with their mules is now a hiking trail.

In 2007 the national park was given back to the Aborigines by the Queensland government as part of a 2,000 square kilometer area on the Cape York Peninsula .

Flora and fauna

There are over 900 species of flora in the area, including 45 endangered species, most of which are rainforest plants. There are rare and endangered trees, bushes, grasses and orchids.

45 species of mammals live in the park and around 260 species of birds, 34 lizards , 18 snakes and four species of turtles.

Tourist information

The national park can only be reached via two difficult hiking trails or by boat. The terrain ranges from sea level to Mount Finnigan, 1148 meters high. Camping is allowed in the park, but prior registration and permission are required. A mule trail used to run through the park, leading to the historic tin mines and is now used as a hiking trail. Because of its cultural importance, the Aborigines forbid entry into the area of Redsnake Point . On February 2, 2011, the national park was hit by the devastating cyclone Yasi , which reached a speed of 285 km / h.

The Black Mountain , Hope Islands and Daintree national parks are in the vicinity .

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)
• Situation map of the national park (PDF; 687 kB)

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. ↑ statements.qld.gov.au : Christmas bonus for Queensland's protected areas , December 22, 2011, in English, accessed November 23, 2012
4. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the Park - Culture ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed January 7, 2013 
5. ↑ theage.com.au : Qld Govt to Hand Over Cape York Land, November 4, 2007, accessed July 2, 2012
6. ↑ ^{a b} Official Park Website - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed January 7, 2013
7. ↑ Restricted access area - Rattlesnake Point Unauthorized entry prohibited ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 187 kB) :, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)