Daintree National Park lies in Far North Queensland, Australia, about 100 kilometers northwest of Cairns. Established in 1981, it covers about 1,200 square kilometers and protects part of the Greater Daintree Rainforest, believed to have existed continuously for more than 110 million years and possibly the oldest existing rainforest on Earth. The park is valued for its exceptional biodiversity and habitat for rare species and abundant birdlife, became part of a World Heritage Site in 1988, and in 2021 the eastern Kuku Yalanji people gained formal ownership of much of the park through a historic agreement with the Queensland government.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Sources
1. Daintree National Park (Wikipedia)
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Daintree National Park is located in Far North Queensland, Australia, about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Cairns.
Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
The park is valued for its exceptional biodiversity and habitat for rare species and abundant birdlife, became part of a World Heritage Site in 1988, and in 2021 the eastern Kuku Yalanji people gained formal ownership of much of the park through a historic agreement with the Queensland government.
Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Daintree National Park
- Wikidata Q1157644, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q1157644 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q1157644 P571 inception
- Part Of: Australia, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Australia
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