Wet Tropics of Queensland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wet_Tropics_of_Queensland

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:area	8940 km²
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Girringun_National_Park gptkb:Daintree_Rainforest gptkb:Atherton_Tableland gptkb:Barron_Gorge_National_Park gptkb:Kuranda gptkb:Wooroonooran_National_Park gptkb:Tully_Gorge_National_Park
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:ecosystem	gptkb:tropical_rainforest gorges mountain ranges rivers coastal plains
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Wet_Tropics_Management_Authority
gptkbp:heritageDesignation	gptkb:Australian_National_Heritage_List 2007
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wet Tropics of Queensland
gptkbp:IUCNStatus	II
gptkbp:latitude	16°30′S
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Queensland
gptkbp:longitude	145°30′E
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Cairns gptkb:Townsville
gptkbp:notableFeature	oldest continually surviving tropical rainforests on earth home to rare and threatened species significant for Gondwanan plant lineages
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Golden_bowerbird gptkb:Green_ringtail_possum gptkb:Lumholtz's_tree-kangaroo gptkb:Musky_rat-kangaroo gptkb:Southern_cassowary gptkb:Boyd's_forest_dragon
gptkbp:number_of_endemic_plant_species	over 390
gptkbp:number_of_endemic_vertebrate_species	over 40
gptkbp:number_of_vertebrate_species	over 700
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 3,000
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Great_Dividing_Range
gptkbp:recognizedBy	biodiversity endemic species ancient plant lineages Aboriginal cultural heritage
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria	ix vii viii x
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1988
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Daintree_Rainforest gptkb:Queensland
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5