Wet Tropics of Queensland

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World Heritage Site protected area tropical rainforest region

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.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

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 → Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo → Mahogany glider → southern cassowary →
continent	Australia →
country	Australia →
ecosystemType	tropical rainforest →
extendsTo	Cooktown region → 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	Australian Wet Tropics →
recognizedAs	one of the oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforests on Earth →
tourismActivity	hiking → rainforest tourism → wildlife watching →
UNESCOSiteId	486 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daintree Rainforest → Daintree Rainforest ("Wet Tropics World Heritage Area") → Wet Tropics of Queensland ("Australian Wet Tropics") →	partOf
Far North Queensland → Northeastern Australia →	contains
Captain Cook Highway →	adjacentTo
Daintree River ("Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area") →	associatedWithWorldHeritageSite
Daintree Rainforest ("Queensland tropical rain forests") →	ecoregion
Eastern Kuku Yalanji people →	hasCulturalConnectionTo
Far North Queensland ("World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland") →	hasFeature
Townsville →	hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite
Australian National Heritage List →	hasNotableListedPlace
Northeastern Australia ("Wet Tropics World Heritage Area") →	hasProtectedArea
Cairns →	isGatewayTo
Eastern Kuku Yalanji people ("Wet Tropics World Heritage Area") →	isPartOfCulturalRegion
Daintree River ("Wet Tropics bioregion") →	locatedInBioregion
Cairns →	nearbyWorldHeritageSite
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway ("Wet Tropics World Heritage Area") →	operatesInProtectedArea
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway →	passesOver
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway ("World Heritage–listed Wet Tropics rainforest") →	passesThrough
Daintree River →	region
Cape Tribulation →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf