Grey Peaks National Park

Protected area in Queensland, Australia
17°02′32″S 145°50′52″E / 17.04222°S 145.84778°E / -17.04222; 145.84778Established1971Area9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteGrey Peaks National ParkSee alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Grey Peaks is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1,374 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 forests of the national park dominate are dominated by large-fruited red mahogany Eucalyptus pellita and red turpentine Syncarpia glomulifera.[2]

The average altitude of the terrain is 88 metres.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-16.
  2. ^ "About | Grey Peaks National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Grey Peaks National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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