Wet Tropics of Queensland

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The Wet Tropics of Queensland is a World Heritage–listed region in northeastern Australia renowned for its ancient, biodiversity-rich tropical rainforests, including the Daintree, some of the oldest continuously surviving rainforests on Earth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
protected area
tropical rainforest region
area approximately 8940 square kilometres
biodiversityHotspot yes
climate tropical
contains Barron Gorge National Park
Daintree Rainforest
Paluma Range National Park
Tully Gorge National Park
Wooroonooran National Park
containsHabitat cloud forest
lowland rainforest
montane rainforest
containsSpecies Boyd's forest dragon
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo
linked to: Dendrolagus

Mahogany glider
southern cassowary
continent Australia
country Australia
ecosystemType tropical rainforest
extendsTo Cooktown region
linked to: Cooktown

Townsville region
linked to: Townsville
governingBody Wet Tropics Management Authority
hasFeature coastal plains
deep gorges
mountain ranges
rivers
waterfalls
heritageCriteria criterion (ix)
criterion (viii)
criterion (x)
natural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 1988
IUCNCategory II (for many constituent national parks)
knownFor ancient rainforests
endemism
high biodiversity
scenic landscapes
locatedIn Queensland
locatedInRegion northeastern Australia
nearestCity Cairns
partOf Australian Wet Tropics
recognizedAs one of the oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforests on Earth
tourismActivity hiking
rainforest tourism
wildlife watching
UNESCOSiteId 486

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Daintree Rainforest partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree Rainforest partOf Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree Rainforest ecoregion Queensland tropical rain forests
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Cairns isGatewayTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
Cairns nearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
Townsville hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
Australian National Heritage List hasNotableListedPlace Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wet Tropics of Queensland partOf Australian Wet Tropics
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Eastern Kuku Yalanji people hasCulturalConnectionTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
Eastern Kuku Yalanji people isPartOfCulturalRegion Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Cape Tribulation UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree River region Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree River locatedInBioregion Wet Tropics bioregion
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree River associatedWithWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Northeastern Australia contains Wet Tropics of Queensland
subject linked to: northeastern Australia
Northeastern Australia hasProtectedArea Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
subject linked to: northeastern Australia
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Far North Queensland contains Wet Tropics of Queensland
Far North Queensland hasFeature World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Captain Cook Highway adjacentTo Wet Tropics of Queensland
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway passesOver Wet Tropics of Queensland
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway passesThrough World Heritage–listed Wet Tropics rainforest
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway operatesInProtectedArea Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Hypsiprymnodontidae nativeTo Queensland rainforests
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
North Queensland contains Wet Tropics of Queensland
musky rat-kangaroo foundIn Australian wet tropics
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
musky rat-kangaroo nativeRange Queensland rainforests
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wet Tropics–subtropical transition zone partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland region
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Mossman Gorge partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland
Mossman Gorge partOf World Heritage listed Wet Tropics region
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Shire of Douglas hasHeritageStatusArea Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Shire of Douglas hasProtectedArea Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wet Tropics Management Authority operatesIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wet Tropics Management Authority manages Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Wet Tropics Management Authority relatedTo Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage property
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Boyd's forest dragon geographicRange Wet Tropics of Queensland
Boyd's forest dragon endemicTo Queensland Wet Tropics bioregion
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Ingham locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland region
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Ingham hasNearbyProtectedArea Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Ingham partOfBioregion Wet Tropics bioregion
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Ingham hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
Barron Gorge National Park locatedIn Wet Tropics of Queensland
Barron Gorge National Park worldHeritageSitePartOf Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Daintree Village nearbyWorldHeritageSite Wet Tropics of Queensland
subject linked to: Daintree village
Bloomfield River region partOf Wet Tropics region of Queensland
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Kuku Yalanji language spokenIn Far North Queensland rainforest
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Mossman region partOf Wet Tropics of Queensland region
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Kuku Yalanji country overlapsWith Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Cape Tribulation Road near Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Bloomfield Track passesThrough Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
linked to: Wet Tropics of Queensland
Kuku Yalanji people traditionalTerritory Wet Tropics of Queensland