A typical rainforest scene in Daintree NP

Daintree is a national park in Far North Queensland (Australia), 1502 km northwest of Brisbane and 100 km northwest of Cairns. It was founded in 1988, when it also was nominated for the World Heritage List. Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x936, 551 KB) A typical tropical rainforest scene in Daintree National Park File links The following pages link to this file: Daintree National Park ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x936, 551 KB) A typical tropical rainforest scene in Daintree National Park File links The following pages link to this file: Daintree National Park ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in far north Queensland, Australia. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

Much of the national park is covered by rainforest. The Greater Daintree Rainforest has existed continuously for more than 110 million years, making it possibly the oldest existing rainforest. Jump to: navigation, search Rainforest on Fatu-Hiva, Marquesas Islands A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall due to the Intertropical convergence zone. ...

The park is the location of the bouncing stones Aboriginal site. Jump to: navigation, search The Bouncing Stones Site or beach is in the Daintree National Park in the far north of Queensland, Australia. ...

Fact sheet

• Area: 7080 km²
• Coordinates: 15° 57′ 33″ S, 145° 24′ 07″ E
• Date of establishment: 1988
• Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
• IUCN category: II

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See also

• Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)