Capricorn Coast National Park

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Capricorn Coast National Park
Queensland
Double Head Trachyte Plug near Rosslyn in Queensland Australia.jpg
The Double Head section of Capricorn Coast National Park.
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Capricorn Coast National Park
Coordinates 23°07′20″S150°44′38″E / 23.12222°S 150.74389°E / -23.12222; 150.74389
Established1992
Area1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website Capricorn Coast National Park
See also Protected areas of Queensland

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

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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, 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

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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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)