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Capricorn Coast National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
The Double Head section of Capricorn Coast National Park.
Capricorn Coast National Park
Coordinates	23°07′20″S 150°44′38″E / 23.12222°S 150.74389°E / -23.12222; 150.74389
Established	1992
Area	1.14 km (0.44 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Capricorn Coast National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

Capricorn Coast is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

The park is 535 km northwest of Brisbane.

It covers about 114 hectares, and is divided into five sections: Vallis Park, Rosslyn Head, Double Head, Bluff Point, and Pinnacle Point. The five sections were amalgamated into a single national park in 1994. The average elevation of the terrain is 34 metres.

Wildlife

The park is home to 402 different species of animals, of which 24 species are rare or endangered.

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

1. "Capricorn Coast National Park – Shire of Livingstone (entry 44208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
2. Capricorn Coast National Park. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. "Capricorn Coast National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
4. Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and. "Capricorn Coast National Park — facts and maps". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 20 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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