Porcupine Gorge National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Porcupine Gorge National Park
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| Nearest town or city | Hughenden |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Established | 1970 |
| Area | 54.10 km2 (20.89 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Official site | www |
Porcupine Gorge National Park is a national park in North West Queensland, Australia, 1,174 km northwest of Brisbane and 60 km north of Hughenden. Established in 1970, the national park has an area of 54.10 km² and is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. It is an IUCN category II park.
The national park was established in the area surround Porcupine Gorge. The gorge features strata of sedimentary rocks which span hundreds of millions of years.[1]
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Fauna
The park provides habitat for the rock-wallaby, Pacific black duck, crimson-winged parrot and black bittern.[1]
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