Wednesday, 23 February 2011

486 AU - Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)

Brief Description

"This area, which stretches along the north-east coast of Australia for some 450 km, is made up largely of tropical rainforests. This biotope offers a particularly extensive and varied array of plants, as well as marsupials and singing birds, along with other rare and endangered animals and plant species."

昆士兰湿热带地区

"这一地区位于澳大利亚东北海岸线上,长约450公里,主要由热带雨林构成。这里的环境特别适于不同种类的植物、有袋动物以及鸟类生存,同时也给那些稀有濒危动植物提供了的生存条件。"

* Barron Gorge National Park
* Black Mountain (Kalkajaka) National Park
* Cedar Bay National Park
* Daintree National Park
* Edmund Kennedy National Park
* Girringun National Park
* Wooroonooran National Park

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/486

Courtesy of hmassese from postcrossing forum
Millaa Millaa falls, Buttress roots
Mossman River, a Fig tree and Ulysses butterfly in the centre

Barron Falls in Barron Gorge National Park
Mossman Gorge in Daintree National Park
Cape Tribulation in Daintree National Park

Courtesy of Carole from Australia
Mount Lewis National Park

Mount Bellenden Ker as part of Wooroonooran National Park

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