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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Innisfail partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland region
Wooroonooran National Park locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wooroonooran National Park partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Wooroonooran National Park isInBioregion Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics bioregion
Tully Gorge National Park locatedInRegion Wet Tropics of Queensland
Tully Gorge National Park partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Tully Gorge National Park worldHeritageContext Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage region
Paluma Range National Park locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
Paluma Range National Park partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Paluma Range National Park isInBioregion Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics bioregion
Kuranda locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
Kuranda locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Queensland tropical rainforests
Barron Falls station nearProtectedArea Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
Atherton Tablelands partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion
Barron Gorge partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
Barron Gorge heritageStatus Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: World Heritage Area (Wet Tropics of Queensland)
Barron Falls partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
Barron Falls worldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
Mission Beach partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics region
Mission Beach hasConservationSignificance Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics rainforest corridor
Mission Beach hasNearbyProtectedArea Wet Tropics of Queensland
this entity surface form: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Northern Beaches of Cairns nearbyAttraction Wet Tropics of Queensland