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'''[[Paluma, Queensland|Paluma]] Range''' is a national park located between [[Ingham, Queensland|Ingham]] and [[Townsville]], in north [[Queensland]], Australia. The park is 1188 km north of [[Brisbane, Australia|Brisbane]].
[[File:Paluma-range-national-park-north-queensland-australia.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Paluma Range - Australia's southernmost tropical rainforest]]
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'''[[Paluma, Queensland|Paluma]] Range''' is a national park in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], located between [[Ingham, Queensland|Ingham]] and [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]], in north [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. The park is 1188 km north of [[Brisbane, Australia|Brisbane]]. The park contains the Jourama Falls, Crystal Creek and [[Paluma Dam|Lake Paluma]].


==Geography==
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On National Parks Day 2010 (Sunday, March 28, 2010), the Queensland State Government announced the addition of 6,510 hectares to the Paluma Range National Park. The announcement is at http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=69077
The park contains the Jourama Falls, [[Crystal Creek (Mutarnee)|Crystal Creek]] and [[Paluma Dam|Lake Paluma]].

==Ecology==
Most of it lies within the [[Paluma Important Bird Area]] (IBA), so identified by [[BirdLife International]] because it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] [[southern cassowary]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Paluma |access-date=13 September 2011 |work= Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia }}</ref>

==History==
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On National Parks Day 2010 (Sunday, 28 March 2010), the Queensland State Government announced the addition of 6,510 hectares to the Paluma Range National Park.

==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=69077 Queensland State Government announcement]

{{National Parks of Queensland}}
{{North Queensland}}


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[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Queensland]]



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[[ca:Parc Nacional de Paluma Range]]
[[es:Parque Nacional Montañas Paluma]]
[[ka:პალუმის ქედის ეროვნული პარკი]]

Latest revision as of 22:02, 14 June 2021

Paluma Range National Park
Queensland
Paluma Range National Park is located in Queensland
Paluma Range National Park
Paluma Range National Park
Nearest town or cityTownsville
Coordinates18°52′18″S 146°07′30″E / 18.87167°S 146.12500°E / -18.87167; 146.12500
Established1994
Area172 km2 (66.4 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsitePaluma Range National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Paluma Range is a national park located between Ingham and Townsville, in north Queensland, Australia. The park is 1188 km north of Brisbane.

Geography

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The park contains the Jourama Falls, Crystal Creek and Lake Paluma.

Ecology

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Most of it lies within the Paluma Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the vulnerable southern cassowary.[1]

History

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On National Parks Day 2010 (Sunday, 28 March 2010), the Queensland State Government announced the addition of 6,510 hectares to the Paluma Range National Park.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IBA: Paluma". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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