Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) is a national park in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.^[1] The national park was previously named Cape Melville National Park until it was renamed on 28 November 2013.^[2]

Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
Nearest town or city	Cooktown
Coordinates	14°22′S 144°29′E
Established	1973
Area	1,370 km2 (529.0 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

Geography

The park is 1,711 km northwest of Brisbane.^[3] Its main features are the rocky headlands of Cape Melville, granite boulders of the Melville Range and beaches of Bathurst Bay.^[4]

The national park was the site of a 2013 National Geographic scientific expedition which discovered three new species. These were the Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko, Cape Melville shade skink and the Blotched boulder-frog.^[5] The park is home to a wide variety of plant communities, including mangroves, rainforests, heathlands, woodlands and grasslands.^[6][7] The average elevation of the terrain is 43 metres.^[8]

See also

• Queensland portal

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

1. "Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) – national park in the Shire of Cook (entry 50820)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
2. "Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2013". 29 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
3. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
4. "Cape Melville National Park". Queensland Holidays. Tourism and Events Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
5. Sarah Elks (28 October 2013). "'New' creatures pop up as Cape York secrets revealed". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
6. Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and (20 October 2009). "About | Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL)". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 17 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. Stanton, J.P.; Fell, David. G. (2005). "The rainforests of Cape York Peninsula". Rainforest CRC. pp. 32, 42, 59, 60, 61, 73, 77, 78, 85, 131, 142, 145, 147, 148, 172, 173 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)".