Mount Chinghee National Park

Mount Chinghee is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 93 kilometres (58 mi) south of Brisbane. It is part of the Shield Volcano Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007. It is also part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of several species of threatened birds.[1]

Mount Chinghee National Park
Queensland
Mount Chinghee, 2016
Mount Chinghee National Park is located in Queensland
Mount Chinghee National Park
Mount Chinghee National Park
Nearest town or cityRathdowney
Coordinates28°18′09″S 152°56′48″E / 28.30250°S 152.94667°E / -28.30250; 152.94667
Established1994
Area12.6 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesNational Parks and Wildlife Service NSW
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

It was initially called Telemon Environment Park until it was gazetted as Mount Chinghee National Park in 1994.[2] The national park has no walking tracks or visitor facilities.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scenic Rim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-10-03.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Chinghee National Park Management Statement 2013" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.