Marpa National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Nearest town or city | Coen |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Established | 1989 |
Area | 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Official site | www |
Cliff Island is a national park at Yarraden on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1757 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park west of Cape Melville in Princess Charlotte Bay. The park is a restricted access area in order to protect cultural resource of the islands traditional owners, the Lama Lama people.
The national park was formerly known as Cliff Islands National Park. The alteration was part of new process where parks on the Cape York Peninsula are jointly managed between Aboriginal land trusts and the state government under the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007.[1]
It comprises three small sandstone islands. Ronganhu is positioned to the north, Errewerrpinha in the west and Olilu to the south.[2] The islands have remained in pristine condition.[2] The islands are home to a number of important bird species, including the beach stone-curlew, eastern curlew and sooty oystercatcher. Also seen around the islands are the white-bellied sea-eagle, peregrine falcon and eastern osprey.[2] Fringing reefs and seagrass beds are found in the surrounding waters. Green turtles nest on the beaches.[2]
Facilities
There are no roads, walking tracks or public facilities.[2] Camping is not permitted.
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