Precipice National Park

Precipice National Park
Rainbow Spint ( Merops ornatus )
Coordinates: 25 ° 18 ′ 27.7 ″  S , 150 ° 6 ′ 4.8 ″  O
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	Sandstone, birds
Next city:	28 mile (s) from Taroom
Surface:	104.0 km²
Founding:	1989

The Precipice National Park (English Precipice National Park ) is a 104 square kilometer national park in Queensland , Australia . The name is derived from the English word Precipice , which means something like abyss or cliff.

location

The park is located in the Darling Downs region about 380 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and 200 kilometers southeast of Gladstone . The closest town is Taroom ; From here you can reach the park via the Leichhardt Highway , which leads in the direction of Theodore , further north . About halfway you pass the national park, which is about ten kilometers east of the highway. Some agricultural paths lead near the park. However, there are no visitor facilities there.

National nature

Much like the nearby Isla Gorge National Park , Precipice National Park is located in the sandstone belt of central Queensland. The 82,000 square kilometer area was created in the Jura about 190 million years ago. At that time, the area formed the bottom of a wide river that deposited sand and clay here. Numerous valleys, cliffs, monoliths and ravines were formed by uplift and the associated erosion. The northwestern edge is at an altitude of 390 meters, the southeast on the banks of the Dawson River at 165 meters.

Flora and fauna

The park is located in the Brigalow Belt South bioregion , which is named after the Brigalow ( Acacia harpophylla ) , an acacia tree up to 25 meters high . It was widespread in the central highlands before the arrival of Europeans. Only around two percent of the population has been preserved in its original state within protected areas.

The special location between the arid inland, dominated by Mulga or Brigalow , and the more humid coastal strip , mainly populated by eucalyptus , makes the vegetation in the park diverse and provides a home for numerous different animal species.

The endangered Strophurus taenicauda , a species of gecko , and Paradelma orientalis from the class of pinnipeds occur in the national park . There is also the rainbow spint ( Merops ornatus ) and Carlia vivax , a skink .

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 c} Official website of the park Isla Gorge National Parks - Culture , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed January 7, 2013 (English)
4. ↑ Official Park Website - Species List , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012