Eubenangee Swamp National Park
Eubenangee Swamp National Park Queensland | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
Eubenangee Swamp, 2001 | |
Eubenangee Swamp National Park | |
Nearest town or city | Innisfail |
Coordinates | 17°25′24″S 145°57′25″E / 17.42333°S 145.95694°ECoordinates: 17°25′24″S 145°57′25″E / 17.42333°S 145.95694°E |
Established | 1968 |
Area | 17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Eubenangee Swamp National Park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Eubenangee Swamp is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1332 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.[1]
The national park is found within the water catchment areas of the North Johnstone and Russell Rivers and is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2012. on 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "Eubenangee Swamp National Park". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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