Eubenangee Swamp National Park

Eubenangee Swamp National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)

Eubenangee Swamp, 2001
Eubenangee Swamp National Park
Nearest town or city Innisfail
Coordinates 17°25′24″S 145°57′25″E / 17.42333°S 145.95694°E / -17.42333; 145.95694Coordinates: 17°25′24″S 145°57′25″E / 17.42333°S 145.95694°E / -17.42333; 145.95694
Established 1968
Area 17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website Eubenangee Swamp National Park
See also Protected areas of Queensland

Eubenangee Swamp is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1332 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 national park is found within the water catchment areas of the North Johnstone and Russell Rivers and is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion.[2]

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2012. on 2011-12-16.
  2. "Eubenangee Swamp National Park". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Retrieved 30 March 2016.


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