Capricorn Coast National Park

Capricorn Coast National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
The Double Head section of Capricorn Coast National Park.
Capricorn Coast National Park
Location	Queensland
Coordinates	23°07′20″S150°44′38″E / 23.12222°S 150.74389°E / -23.12222; 150.74389
Area	1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Established	1992
Governing body	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/capricorn-coast/index.html

Capricorn Coast is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. ^[1]

Geography

The park is 535 km northwest of Brisbane.

It covers about 114 hectares, and is divided into five sections: Vallis Park, Rosslyn Head, Double Head, Bluff Point, Cocoanut Point, and Pinnacle Point. The five sections were amalgamated into a single national park in 1994. ^[2] The average elevation of the terrain is 34 metres. ^[3]

Wildlife

The park is home to 402 different species of animals, of which 24 species are rare or endangered. ^[4]

See also

• Queensland portal

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

1. "Capricorn Coast National Park – Shire of Livingstone (entry 44208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
2. Capricorn Coast National Park. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. "Capricorn Coast National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
4. Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and. "Capricorn Coast National Park — facts and maps". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 20 February 2022.