Cape Hillsborough National Park
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Cape Hillsborough National Park Queensland | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
![]() View across the beach front and bay at Cape Hillsborough National Park | |
![]() ![]() Cape Hillsborough National Park | |
Nearest town or city | Mackay |
Coordinates | 20°53′56″S 148°59′37″E / 20.89889°S 148.99361°ECoordinates: 20°53′56″S 148°59′37″E / 20.89889°S 148.99361°E |
Established | 1985 |
Area | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Cape Hillsborough National Park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
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 1765 to 1765.[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.
Animals[]
Many species have been identified in the national park: including approximately 140 birds, 22 mammals, 25 reptiles and 8 amphibians.[4]
See also[]
- Protected areas of Queensland
References[]
- ^ "Cape Hillsborough National Park – Mackay Region (entry 6126)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Beaglehole, J.C., ed. (1968). The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery, vol. I:The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768–1771. Cambridge University Press. p. 335. OCLC 223185477.
- ^ "Cape Hillsborough National Park". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Cape Hillsborough National Park: Nature, culture and history". Parks and Forests. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Cape Hillsborough National Park at Wikimedia Commons
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Queensland
- Protected areas established in 1985
- Mackay Region
- 1985 establishments in Australia
- Coastline of Queensland
- Queensland protected area stubs