North East Cape York, Lockhart River, QLD, Australia
S 10° 41.280 E 142° 31.895
54L E 667507 N 8818102
North East Cape York is one of the largest and possibly the most diverse wilderness areas in Australia, with tall mangrove ecosystems, heathlands and extensive wet tropical rainforests.
Waymark Code: WMVDPE
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 04/05/2017
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The Cape York Peninsula is separated from New Guinea to the north by Torres Strait, which is only 100 km wide at its narrowest point.
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North East Cape York is one of the largest and possibly the most diverse wilderness areas in Australia, with tall mangrove ecosystems, heathlands and extensive wet tropical rainforests. It also provides habitats for several rare and endangered species. It is also significant for its Aboriginal sites and its associations with early European settlement.
Location: About 1,700,000ha, Peninsula Developmental Road, Lockhart River, being generally the tip of Cape York Peninsula, the entire Jardine River Catchment and the eastern section of the Peninsula south to Coen. Boundaries include the entire County of Somerset, the entire catchment of the Jardine River and tributaries to the point on the Great Dividing Range where the Parishes of Carden, Carbutt and Boreel meet (County of Jardine), then south along the crest of the Great Dividing Range to the point where it crosses the intersection of the boundaries of Parishes Luttrell, Lockhart and Atholl (County of Weymouth) then south to Birthday Mountain, to Mount Croll, then to the north-west corner of Coen Town Reserve, then east along line of boundary between Parishes of Massey and Silver Plains to the coast.
North East Cape York encompasses a relatively undisturbed sample of geomorphic and biological habitats, including a range of ecosystems which contain outstandingly diverse flora and fauna. Habitats include the lush tropical rainforest at Lockerbie and the rugged McIlwraith/Iron Range complex, eucalypt and melaleuca woodland on the undulating plains, heaths, vine scrubs and wetlands in the spectacular dunefields of Newcastle Bay, Orford Bay, Olive River and the Jardine River catchments. Pristine rivers, such as the Jardine (Queensland's largest perennial stream) and Olive Rivers, flow through this wilderness into extensive wetlands in their lower reaches. The tall dense mangroves in Newcastle Bay in the north represent the peak of mangrove development on this continent and the world heritage listed Great Barrier Reef adjoins its eastern shore. The north-east Cape York region is a major contributor to the distinctiveness of the entire Cape York Peninsula region, with a significant number of species restricted to, or mostly occurring, in this area.
Source: Australian Heritage Database.
Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive)
Class Natural
Legal Status Registered (21/10/1980)
Place ID 9092
Place File No 4/06/270/0003