Cape Melville National Park
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| Cape Melville National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Cape Melville National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cooktown |
| Established | 1973 |
| Area | 1,370 km2 (529.0 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Cape Melville National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Cape Melville is a national park in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography[edit]
The park is 1,711 km northwest of Brisbane.[2] Its main features are the rocky headlands of Cape Melville, granite boulders of the Melville Range and beaches of Bathurst Bay.[3]
The national park was the site of a 2013 National Geographic scientific expedition which discovered three new species. These were the Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko, Cape Melville shade skink and the Blotched boulder-frog.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cape Melville National Park - Shire of Cook (entry 43837)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
- ^ "Cape Melville National Park". Queensland Holidays. Tourism and Events Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Sarah Elks (28 October 2013). "'New' creatures pop up as Cape York secrets revealed". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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