Edmund Kennedy National Park

The Girramay National Park (English Girramay National Park ) is a 295 km ² national park in Queensland, Australia. Since 1988 he is listed for its natural beauty, biological diversity, its evolutionary history and as a habitat for many endangered species as a UNESCO World Heritage Wet Tropics of Queensland. The western part of the park, the Section Murray Falls is also part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area are located in the numerous endemic species of birds. It is characterized by lush rain forests and numerous waterfalls. The eastern part of that section Edmund Kennedy, extends along the Coral Sea and consists mainly of swamps and extensive mangrove forests.

History

The aboriginal tribe of Girramy lived in this region for thousands of years; they are the namesake of the park. Has been Reported to the Girramay National Park on 20 July 2007, the two section were connected on 5 June 2009, the eastern part was listed by this time under the name of Edmund Kennedy National Park.

Location

The park is located in the region of North Queensland and is located about 20 km north-west of Cardwell and 35 km south of Tully. The Section Murray Falls is immediately adjacent to the north by the Koombooloomba, on the west by the Kirrama and on the south by the Girringun National Park. The section Edmund Kennedy is from the Bruce Highway on the Clift Road, the branch is located about 3 km north of Cardwell, accessible. In the Section Murray Falls passes through a 20 km long access road, which also branches off the Bruce Highway, near Murrigal to the east.

Section Murray Falls

The waterfalls on the upper reaches of the Murray River are the main attraction of the 215 km ² large eastern part of the National Park (formerly Murray Upper National Park ). At the foot of Kirrama mountain range, the river plunges in several cascades over granite rocks shaped by the water, towards the valley. In addition to a simple hike to the falls, there is also the option to use the Yalgay Ginja Bulumi - way to explore the lush rainforest. Here you can observe a variety of animals, including wallabies, possums but also reptiles and amphibians, including the endangered Taudactylus acutirostris from the family of Australian Südfrösche and also endangered Litoria nyakalensis from the family of tree frogs. Also, the Southern Cassowary, the largest living things in the rainforests of Australia, is native in the park.

Section Edmund Kennedy

The 69.5 km ² large section of the park is named after the explorer Edmund Kennedy, his last expedition, about 35 kilometers north of the park in later named after his ship headland Tam O'Shanter Point began in 1848. The expedition was the first attempt by a European to explore the Cape York Peninsula by land.

The park is comprised of various vegetation areas of coastal mangroves to the eucalyptus forest. The rare Arengapalme can be found here. The wildlife offers, among other high-risk Gleithörnchenbeutler ( Petaurus gracilis ) (English Mahogany Glider ) and various species of birds such as the Mangrovekrähenwürger ( Cracticus quoyi ) and honey -eater on. Dangerous to the user can be the saltwater crocodile, which can be found on the coast, but also in rivers and streams.