Ella Bay National Park

Ella Bay National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Ella Bay National Park
Coordinates 17°23′44″S 146°03′24″E / 17.39556°S 146.05667°E / -17.39556; 146.05667Coordinates: 17°23′44″S 146°03′24″E / 17.39556°S 146.05667°E / -17.39556; 146.05667
Established 1952
Area 37.10 km2 (14.32 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See also Protected areas of Queensland

Ella Bay is a national park at Ella Bay in Queensland, Australia, 1329 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.[1] It can be reached via Fly Fish Point on Ella Bay Road. Adjacent to the park are camping facilities provided by the Johnstone Shire Council.

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-16.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.