Thrushton National Park

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Thrushton National Park
Thrushton National Park (Queensland)
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Coordinates: 27 ° 45 ′ 50 ″  S , 147 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Mulga, Spinifex, dry Euclalptus forest
Next city: St. George
Surface: 256.52 km²
Founding: 1990
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The Thrushton National Park (English: Thrushton National Park ) is a national park in the south of the Australian state of Queensland . It is 520 kilometers west of Brisbane and 90 kilometers west-northwest of St. George .

National nature

The park in the Darling Downs consists of flat stand and steppe land. There are remains of the former use as pasture for sheep.

flora

Thick Mulgage scrub stretches over the national park . Spinifex grass and dry, light eucalyptus forest grow on the sandy plains .

Driveway

Thrushton National Park can be reached via the Balonne Highway ( Mourilyan exit ). An unpaved road leads north from the highway via the Mourilyan settlement and reaches the park after 25 kilometers. Driving on the access road is only possible in dry weather and only with all-wheel drive vehicles.

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 c Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 8
  4. ↑ a b c Thrushton National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved December 10, 2012.