Mitchell-Alice Rivers National Park

The Errk - Oykangand National Park (English Errk Oykangand National Park ) until 2009, Mitchell - Alice Rivers National Park, is an approximately 382 km ² national park on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is a park that is managed by the Aborigines together with the National Park Authority of Queensland under the Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land Status ( CYPAL ).

Location

The park is located in the region of Far North Queensland at the confluence of Mitchell and Alice Rivers. It is located about 335 km west of Cooktown and 270 km north-east of Normanton. Access to the park is only available with four-wheel vehicles from the Kowanyama - Pompuraaw Road, it has the Mitchell River at Shelfo Crossing, a wide slab of rock, to be crossed. During the rainy season from November to July, the park is inaccessible. The park contains some culture Aboriginal sites that may not be entered.

Flora

Located between Alice and Mitchell River, the Errk - Oykangand National Park protects a landscape full of contrasts. Beautiful, tall eucalyptus trees, " Cabbage -tree Palms " ( Livistona australis) and "Milky Pines " ( Cerbera ) line the fertile river banks of the Mitchell River, while along the Alice Rivers "Blood Woods ' ( Corymbia ), " Cooktown Iron Woods " ( Erythrophleum chlorostachys ) and " Ti - trees" ( Leptospermum ) thrive on sand and clay. Between the two rivers is savannah landscape, the ground is during the dry season hard and cracked, often becomes a giant lake during the wetter months.