keskiviikko 24. toukokuuta 2017

Australia Rainforest

Daintree National Park, Queensland
From Nadya in Melbourne, Australia


The Daintree rainforest is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, It was founded in 1981 and is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland. In 1988 it became a World Heritage Site. The park consists of two sections, with a settled agricultural area between them which includes the towns of Mossman and Daintree Village.

Daintree National Park is valued because of its exceptional biodiversity. It contains significant habitat for rare species and prolific birdlife. The name is derived from the Daintree River, which was named by George Elphinstone Dalrymple, an early explorer of the area, after his friend Richard Daintree.

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