Japoon National Park

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Japoon National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Coordinates 17°44′23″S 145°53′14″E / 17.73972°S 145.88722°E / -17.73972; 145.88722Coordinates: 17°44′23″S 145°53′14″E / 17.73972°S 145.88722°E / -17.73972; 145.88722
Area 450 km2 (173.746 sq mi)
Established 1992
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Japoon is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,306 km northwest of Brisbane. The park forms part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to Queensland’s Wet Tropics.[1]

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wooroonooran. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-02.


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