Editing Errk Oykangand National Park

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| name                   = Errk Oykangand National Park
| state                  = qld
| iucn_category          = II
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Normanton, Queensland|Normanton]]
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'''Errk Oykangand''' (formerly known as '''Mitchell-Alice Rivers''' until 2009) is a national park in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], 1748&nbsp;km northwest of [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-12-08
|author=Outdoor location reports and tips
|date=2020-03-25
|title=Camping closures for Easter 2020 in Queensland
|url=https://bnbfishing.com.au/camping-closures-for-easter-2020-in-queensland/
|website=Bush and Beach Fishing
|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-12-08
|first=Kimberley
|last=Vlasic
|date=2021-09-13
|title=Land returned to Kowanyama people after 17 years
|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/land-returned-to-kowanyama-people-after-17-years/news-story/3c89af21093fc4cf618e70d63ac30ca4
|website=The Cairns Post
|language=en}}</ref> Today, this protected area is jointly managed by the Queensland government and the traditional Aboriginal owners, the Kunjen and Oykangand People.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ENS |date=2009-10-26 |title=Queensland National Park Handed Back to Aboriginal Owners {{!}} |url=https://ens-newswire.com/queensland-national-park-handed-back-to-aboriginal-owners/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The park has a tropical climate and temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius all year round.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-07-18 |title=Visiting safely {{!}} Errk Oykangand National Park (CYPAL) |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/errk-oykangand/visiting-safely |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Wildlife ==
214 species of animals have been recorded in the park, of which 2 are endangered and 211 species of plants.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Errk Oykangand National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) — facts and maps |url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-errk-oykangand-cypal/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>

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

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=9146 Mitchell and Alice Rivers National Park, Mitchell River via Kowanyama] - Australian Heritage Database
* [http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/errk-oykangand/about.html About Errk Oykangand National Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421021030/http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/errk-oykangand/about.html |date=21 April 2016 }} The State of Queensland Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing.
{{Far North Queensland}}
{{National Parks of Queensland}}

[[Category:National parks of Far North Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1977]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Australia]]


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