Editing Cape Palmerston National Park

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| type                   = protected
| name                   = Cape Palmerston National Park
| state                  = qld
| iucn_category          = II
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Koumala, Queensland|Koumala]]
| area                   = {{Convert|71.9|km2|sqmi|2|abbr=on}}<!-- If the area is greater than 100ha (1km2) a conversion template is not required. -->
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="wetlandinfo">{{cite web |url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-cape-palmerston/ |title=Cape Palmerston National Park |work=WetlandInfo |publisher=Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |access-date=11 May 2015 }}</ref>
| established            = 1976
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| managing_authorities   = [[Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service]]
| url                    = http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/cape-palmerston/
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'''Cape Palmerston''' is a national park in the [[Mackay Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite QPN|6129|Cape Palmerston National Park|Mackay Region|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The park is 748&nbsp;km northwest of [[Brisbane]].  It is located within the boundaries of [[Koumala, Queensland|Koumala]], part of the [[Mackay Region]] local government area.  It lies within the water catchment area of Plane Creek and the [[Central Mackay Coast]] bioregion.<ref name="wetlandinfo" />

It contains a land area of 7,160&nbsp;ha and has 28&nbsp;km of coastline on each side of the Cape Palmerston&mdash;named by [[Captain James Cook]] in 1770 after [[Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston|Viscount Palmerston]], a [[List of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty|Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty]].<ref name="Beaglehole"/> Within the park is the 344&nbsp;m Mount Funnel.<ref name="Short2000"/>
{{external media |video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz5MP6g4qTE Aerial view of Cape Creek Camping Ground] }}
The park contains [[Mangrove|mangrove trees]], [[Dune|dunes]], [[Woodland|woodlands]], [[Poaceae|grass]], and [[Wetland|wetlands]]. It is home to the threatened [[False water rat|water mouse]] species, and hosts numerous birds. Three other rare or threatened species have been identified in the park.<ref name="wetlandinfo"/> Birdwatching enthusiasts can enjoy the view of [[Osprey|ospreys]] and [[Sea eagle|sea eagles]] hovering over their heads, and [[White-breasted woodswallow|white-breasted woodswallows]] in flowering grasstrees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cape Palmerston National Park - Attractions|url=https://www.queensland.com/us/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b25e9a2cbcbe7073ad8291-cape-palmerston-national-park}}</ref>

Access is by [[four-wheel drive]] vehicle.<ref name="nprsr"/>  There are three camping areas.  Permits are required and can be collected at a self-registration station.

==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Short2000">{{Citation | last1     = Short | first1    = Andrew | title     = Beaches of the Queensland Coast: Cooktown to Coolangatta | publisher = Sydney University Press | page      = 202 | year      = 2000 | isbn      = 0958650411 | url       = https://books.google.com/books?id=qEs92AQ5gfYC&pg=PA202 | postscript= .}}</ref>

<ref name="nprsr">{{Citation
 | title     = Cape Palmerston National Park
 | publisher = Queensland Government: Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
 | date      = 15 February 2012
 | url       = http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/cape-palmerston/index.html
 | access-date=2013-02-14
 | postscript= .
}}</ref>
<ref name="Beaglehole">{{cite book |title =The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery, vol. I:The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768–1771 |editor=Beaglehole, J.C.|editor-link=John Cawte Beaglehole |  pages=334–335 | year =1968 | publisher =Cambridge University Press | oclc=223185477}}</ref>
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{{National Parks of Queensland}}
{{North Queensland}}

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[[Category:National parks of Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1976]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:North Queensland]]


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