Gondwana Rainforests
The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, formerly the 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves', are the most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in the world.[1] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Box Log Falls, Lamington National Park in Queensland. | |
| Location | New South Wales and Queensland, Australia |
| Criteria | Natural: (viii), (ix), (x) |
| Reference | 368bis |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Extensions | 1994 |
| Area | 370,000 ha (1,400 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 28°15′S 150°3′E / 28.250°S 150.050°ECoordinates: 28°15′S 150°3′E / 28.250°S 150.050°E |
  Barrington Tops From the Main Range in the north to the Barrington Tops in the south, various grouping of the Gondwana Rainforests on the Australian continent
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Invalid designation | |
| Official name | Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |
| Type | National heritage (landscape) |
| Designated | 17 December 1994 |
| Reference no. | 105135 |
| Class | Natural |
| Legal Status | Declared property |
Invalid designation | |
| Official name | Gondwana Rainforests of Australia; Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves; Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (new name from 2007); North East Rainforests World Heritage Area |
| Type | State heritage (landscape) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1002 |
| Type | Wilderness |
| Category | Landscape - Natural |
The area includes 50 separate reserves covering 3,665 square kilometres (1,415 sq mi). It is around the New South Wales–Queensland border.[3]
The Gondwana Rainforests are so-called because the fossil record indicates that when Gondwana existed it was covered by rainforests containing the same kinds of species that are living today. The number of visitors to the reserve is about two million per year.[1]
National parks
The Queensland areas include the Main Range, at its most northern point; and extending south, the Lamington, Mount Chinghee, Springbrook and Mount Barney national parks.
The New South Wales areas include the Barrington Tops, at its most southern point; and extending north, the Dorrigo, Mount Warning, New England, Mebbin, Nightcap, Border Ranges, Oxley Wild Rivers, Washpool, Willi Willi and Werrikimbe national parks.[4]
The most heavily visited parts are Dorrigo National Park and the Natural Bridge section of Springbrook National Park.
Gondwana Rainforests Media
Scan of photo of Queen Mary Falls, Queensland, Australia
Scan of a photo of Moss's Well at Spicers Gap, South East Queensland, Australia
Wilsons Peak, NSW, Australia
Giant Gmelina approx 50 metres tall and a thousand years old (estimated by National Parks & Wildlife officer) - Tooloom Scrub
Toonumbar National Park Murray Scrub January 1995
Brindle Creek Border Ranges National Park
Ships Stern Lamington National Park
Mount Chinghee at Running Creek, Queensland
habitat of Endiandra globosa and E floydii - NSW Qld border
View from the 'Best of All Lookout', Springbrook National Park.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Retrieved 2012-4-21. Archived 2009-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Reid, Greg (2004). Australia's National and Marine Parks: Queensland. South Yarra, Victoria: Macmillan Education Australia. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7329-9053-4.
- ↑ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". World Heritage List. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
