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Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site

Tropiques humides de Queensland, Australia

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The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approximately 8,940 km² of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range, stretching from Townsville to Cooktown, running in close parallel to the Great Barrier Reef (another world heritage site).

The Wet Tropics of Queensland were also added to the Australian National Heritage List in May 2007.

Among the National Parks included within the Wet Tropics are:

and over 700 protected areas including privately-owned land.

The site contains many unique features such as over 390 rare plant species, which includes 74 species that are threatened. There are at least 85 species that are endemic to the area, 13 different types of rainforest and 29 species of mangrove, which is more than anywhere else in the country.

Australian fossil mammal sites:1 Naracoorte

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens

Coordinates: 17°30′S 145°45′E / 17.5°S 145.75°E / -17.5; 145.75

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Rollingstone

4.5 km away

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Paluma Range

16.5 km away

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Halifax Bay Wetlands

18.6 km away

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Official Record

  • WDPA ID17757
  • NameWet Tropics of Queensland
  • Original NameTropiques humides de Queensland
  • Country / TerritoryAUS
  • Sub locationAU-QLD
  • IUCN CategoryNot ApplicableWhat is this?
  • English DesignationWorld Heritage Site
  • Designation TypeInternational
  • StatusInscribed
  • Status Year1988
  • Reported Area km28944.2
  • Marinefalse
  • Governance TypeNot Reported
  • International Criteria(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
  • Management AuthorityNot Reported
  • Management Plan URLNot Reported

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Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DeSEWPC) (2010)

Citation:
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2010) Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database 2010. Australian Government, Canberra, Australia.
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For non commercial use only. The data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation by States and Territories of Australia and custodianship rests with the source agencies.

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