Hull River National Park
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| name = Hull River National Park
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| area = 30.7 km²
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| established = 1968
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Hull River is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 1275 km northwest of Brisbane. GIS mapping data from Queensland Department of Natural Resources (2002) showed an area of 3,240 hectares, of which about 2,100 hectares are estuarine mangroves, with the remainder being swamp forests dominated by Melaleuca and specialist Eucalypt species.{{Citation | author1=Tracey, J. G. (John Geoffrey) | author-link=Geoff Tracey | author2= Webb, L. J. (Leonard James) | author-link2=Leonard Webb (academic) | title=Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North Queensland | publication-date=1975 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32548723?q&versionId=39580343}}{{Citation | author1=Stanton, J.P. (James Peter) | author-link=Peter Stanton| author2= Stanton, D.J. (David James) | title= Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion | publication-date=2005 | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34910924?q=exact_creator%3A%22Stanton+J+P+James+Peter+1940%22&c=book&versionId=43312763}}
Rainfall averages 3,600 mm per year. The park 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.BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-16.
The former Hull River Aboriginal Settlement was located in this park.
Hull River is a habitat for 267 species of animals and 522 species of plants.{{Cite web |last=Science |first= |title=Hull River National Park — facts and maps |url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-hull-river/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au |language=en-AU}} The average elevation of the terrain is 32 metres.{{Cite web |title=Hull River National Park topographic map, elevation, relief |url=https://en-us.topographic-map.com/maps/d0uc/Hull-River-National-Park/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=topographic-map.com |language=en}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151218031752/http://www.davekimble.org.au/rainforest/catalog.htm Dave Kimble's Rainforest Photo Catalog] 2400+ images taken at Hull River wetland locations. Mostly taxonomy of rainforest plants, also fungi, cassowaries, other birds, insects, spiders, ecosystems. Links to photo essays.
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{{National Parks of Queensland}}
Category:National parks of Far North Queensland
Category:Protected areas established in 1968
Category:1968 establishments in Australia
Category:Important Bird Areas of Queensland
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