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Curtain Fig National Park

Coordinates: 17°16′57″S 145°34′22″E / 17.28250°S 145.57278°E / -17.28250; 145.57278
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Curtain Fig National Park
Queensland
Curtain Fig National Park is located in Queensland
Curtain Fig National Park
Curtain Fig National Park
Nearest town or cityYungaburra
Coordinates17°16′57″S 145°34′22″E / 17.28250°S 145.57278°E / -17.28250; 145.57278
Established28 November 2008
Area1.95 km2 (0.753 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteCurtain Fig National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

The Curtain Fig National Park is a national park on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Park is located near Yungaburra.[1] It's most valued features are it's once regionally common, now endangered Mabi forests including a huge strangler fig which attracts 1000's of visitors per year, locally known as the Curtain Fig Tree, plus a near threatened, locally endemic tree-kangaroo species ie the Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo which finds refuge within this protected area[2]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Curtain Fig National Park". Queensland Government Parks and Forests. Queensland Department of Environment & Science. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ Queensland Department of National Parks; Recreation; Sport and Racing (June 2013). Yungaburra and Curtain Fig national parks Management Statement 2013 (Report). State of Queensland. {{cite report}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authors= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)