Capricorn Coast National Park

Capricorn Coast National Park
The Double Head section of Capricorn Coast National Park.
Capricorn Coast National Park
LocationQueensland
Coordinates23°07′20″S 150°44′38″E / 23.12222°S 150.74389°E / -23.12222; 150.74389
Area1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Established1992
Governing bodyQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Websitehttps://parks.qld.gov.au/parks/capricorn-coast

Capricorn Coast is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

The park is 535 km northwest of Brisbane.

It covers about 114 hectares, and is divided into five sections: Vallis Park, Rosslyn Head, Double Head, Bluff Point, Cocoanut Point, and Pinnacle Point. The five sections were amalgamated into a single national park in 1994.[2] The average elevation of the terrain is 34 metres.[3]

Wildlife

The park is home to 402 different species of animals, of which 24 species are rare or endangered.[4]

Location

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Coordinates
Double Head -23°9'49.5" E 150°47'32.6" S -23.163764° 150.792378° 23°09′50″S 150°47′33″E / 23.163764°S 150.792378°E / -23.163764; 150.792378 (Double Head)
Rosslyn Head -23°10'1.2" E 150°47'13.7" S -23.167014° 150.787131° 23°10′01″S 150°47′14″E / 23.167014°S 150.787131°E / -23.167014; 150.787131 (Rosslyn Head)
Bluff Point -23°10'44.3" E 150°47'36.9" S -23.178978° 150.793596° 23°10′44″S 150°47′37″E / 23.178978°S 150.793596°E / -23.178978; 150.793596 (Bluff Point)
Pinnacle Point -23°11'53.7" E 150°47'29.4" S -23.198259° 150.791496° 23°11′54″S 150°47′29″E / 23.198259°S 150.791496°E / -23.198259; 150.791496 (Pinnacle Point)
Cocoanut Point -23°17'14.6" E 150°48'44.7" S -23.287388° 150.812426° 23°17′15″S 150°48′45″E / 23.287388°S 150.812426°E / -23.287388; 150.812426 (Cocoanut Point)
Vallus Park -23°7'14.4" E 150°44'42.6" S -23.120679° 150.745167° 23°07′14″S 150°44′43″E / 23.120679°S 150.745167°E / -23.120679; 150.745167 (Cocoanut Point)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Capricorn Coast National Park – Shire of Livingstone (entry 44208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ Capricorn Coast National Park. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Capricorn Coast National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and. "Capricorn Coast National Park — facts and maps". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 20 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)