Wet Tropics of Queensland

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The Wet Tropics of Queensland is a World Heritage–listed region in northeastern Australia renowned for its ancient, biodiversity-rich tropical rainforests, including the Daintree, some of the oldest continuously surviving rainforests on Earth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
protected area
tropical rainforest region
area approximately 8940 square kilometres
biodiversityHotspot yes
climate tropical
contains Barron Gorge National Park
Daintree Rainforest
Paluma Range National Park
Tully Gorge National Park
Wooroonooran National Park
containsHabitat cloud forest
lowland rainforest
montane rainforest
containsSpecies Boyd's forest dragon
Dendrolagus
surface form: Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo

Mahogany glider
southern cassowary
continent Australia
country Australia
ecosystemType tropical rainforest
extendsTo Cooktown
surface form: Cooktown region

Townsville
surface form: Townsville region
governingBody Wet Tropics Management Authority
hasFeature coastal plains
deep gorges
mountain ranges
rivers
waterfalls
heritageCriteria criterion (ix)
criterion (viii)
criterion (x)
natural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 1988
IUCNCategory II (for many constituent national parks)
knownFor ancient rainforests
endemism
high biodiversity
scenic landscapes
locatedIn Queensland
locatedInRegion northeastern Australia
nearestCity Cairns
partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian Wet Tropics
recognizedAs one of the oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforests on Earth
tourismActivity hiking
rainforest tourism
wildlife watching
UNESCOSiteId 486

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Daintree Rainforest partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree Rainforest partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Daintree Rainforest ecoregion Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Queensland tropical rain forests
Cairns isGatewayTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
Cairns nearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
Townsville hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
Australian National Heritage List hasNotableListedPlace Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wet Tropics of Queensland partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Australian Wet Tropics
Eastern Kuku Yalanji people hasCulturalConnectionTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
Eastern Kuku Yalanji people isPartOfCulturalRegion Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Cape Tribulation UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree River region Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree River locatedInBioregion Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics bioregion
Daintree River associatedWithWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
northeastern Australia contains Wet Tropics of Queensland
subject surface form: Northeastern Australia
northeastern Australia hasProtectedArea Wet Tropics of Queensland
subject surface form: Northeastern Australia
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Far North Queensland contains Wet Tropics of Queensland
Far North Queensland hasFeature Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland
Captain Cook Highway adjacentTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway passesOver Wet Tropics of Queensland
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway passesThrough Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: World Heritage–listed Wet Tropics rainforest
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway operatesInProtectedArea Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Hypsiprymnodontidae nativeTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Queensland rainforests
North Queensland contains Wet Tropics of Queensland
musky rat-kangaroo foundIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Australian wet tropics
musky rat-kangaroo nativeRange Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Queensland rainforests
Wet Tropics–subtropical transition zone partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland region
Mossman Gorge partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
Mossman Gorge partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: World Heritage listed Wet Tropics region
Shire of Douglas hasHeritageStatusArea Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
Shire of Douglas hasProtectedArea Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest
Wet Tropics Management Authority operatesIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wet Tropics Management Authority manages Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Wet Tropics Management Authority relatedTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage property
Boyd's forest dragon geographicRange Wet Tropics of Queensland
Boyd's forest dragon endemicTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Queensland Wet Tropics bioregion
Ingham locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland region
Ingham hasNearbyProtectedArea Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Ingham partOfBioregion Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics bioregion
Ingham hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
Barron Gorge National Park locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
Barron Gorge National Park worldHeritageSitePartOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Daintree village nearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
subject surface form: Daintree Village
Bloomfield River region partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics region of Queensland
Kuku Yalanji language spokenIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Far North Queensland rainforest
Mossman region partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland region
Kuku Yalanji country overlapsWith Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
Cape Tribulation Road near Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Bloomfield Track passesThrough Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
Kuku Yalanji people traditionalTerritory Wet Tropics of Queensland