Howick Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) Queensland | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Coordinates | 14°30′0″S 144°58′10″E / 14.50000°S 144.96944°E |
Established | 1989 |
Area | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Howick Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,689 km northwest of Brisbane. The national park was previously named Howick Group National Park until it was renamed on 28 November 2013. [1]
The national park is known to have 152 endemic species of plants and 118 endemic species of animals, of which 15 are rare or endangered species. [2]