Английская Википедия:Cape Hillsborough National Park

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Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Cape Hillsborough is a national park in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

The park is 837 km northwest of Brisbane. The park is a peninsula of volcanic origin, covered largely by rainforest; the maximum elevation is 267 m. The cape at the tip of the peninsula was named by Lieutenant James Cook during his first voyage to the Pacific in 1770; the name is in honour of Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough who was President of the Board of Trade and Plantations from 1763 to 1765 and from 1768 to 1772.[2] The nearest major town is Mackay, about 40 km to the southeast.

The park is located within the O'Connell River water catchment area and the Central Mackay Coast bioregion.[3]

On National Parks Day 2010 (Sunday, 28 March 2010) the Queensland State Government announced the addition of 204 hectares to the park.

Annual precipitation is 1106 mm.[4]

Animals

Many species have been identified in the national park: including approximately 140 birds, 22 mammals, 25 reptiles and 8 amphibians.[5]

Sand bubbler crabs leave their drawings on the sand during low tide, and many creatures hide in the tidal rocky pools.[6]

See also

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References

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External links

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