Brampton_Islands_National_Park

Brampton Islands National Park

Brampton Islands National Park

Protected area in Queensland, Australia

Brampton Islands is a national park in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia,[1] 834 kilometres (518 mi) northwest of Brisbane. The park covers much of Brampton Island and all of Carlisle Island.

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The park features rainforests, sandy beaches and coral reefs.[2] Walks exist to the summit and a circuit around the whole island. The 8.7 km circuit track leads visitors through open eucalypt forests, vine thickets, dry rainforests, grasslands and mangroves.[2]

Camping is permitted on Carlisle Island which has some facilities. Marine stingers are found in the waters of the park between October and May.[2]

One of the most striking features of the national park is Brampton Peak, which rises 214 metres above sea level.[3]

Of the mammals in the park, koalas are represented, coastal sheath-tailed bat and black flying-fox.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Brampton Island National Park (entry 4292)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    Explore Queensland's National Parks. Prahran, Victoria: Explore Australia Publishing. 2008. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-74117-245-4.
  3. [3]
    Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and (21 October 2009). "About | Brampton Islands National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. [4]
    Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and. "Wildlife of Brampton Islands National Park". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)



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