Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
IUCN category II (national park)
Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
Location	Queensland
Nearest city	Cooktown
Coordinates	14°22′S144°29′E / 14.367°S 144.483°E / -14.367; 144.483
Area	1,370 km2 (530 sq mi)
Established	1973
Governing body	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/cape-melville

Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) is a national park in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. ^[1] The national park was previously named Cape Melville National Park until it was renamed on 28 November 2013. ^[2]

Geography

The park is 1,711 km northwest of Brisbane. ^[3] Its main features are the rocky headlands of Cape Melville, granite boulders of the Melville Range and beaches of Bathurst Bay. ^[4]

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. ^[5] The park is home to a wide variety of plant communities, including mangroves, rainforests, heathlands, woodlands and grasslands. ^{[6] [7]} The average elevation of the terrain is 43 metres. ^[8]

See also

• Queensland portal

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

1. "Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) – national park in the Shire of Cook (entry 50820)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 January 2023.
2. "Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2013". 29 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
3. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 15. ISBN   978-1-86500-456-3.
4. "Cape Melville National Park". Queensland Holidays. Tourism and Events Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
5. Sarah Elks (28 October 2013). "'New' creatures pop up as Cape York secrets revealed". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
6. Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and (20 October 2009). "About | Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL)". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
7. Stanton, J.P.; Fell, David. G. (2005). "The rainforests of Cape York Peninsula". Rainforest CRC. pp. 32, 42, 59, 60, 61, 73, 77, 78, 85, 131, 142, 145, 147, 148, 172, 173 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)".