Editing Girringun National Park

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'''Girringun National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Queensland]], Australia, approximately {{convert|50|km}} southwest of [[Ingham, Queensland|Ingham]], {{convert|110|km}} north of [[Townsville]] and {{convert|1290|km}} northwest of [[Brisbane]].  The park is one of the [[Wet Tropics of Queensland|Wet Tropics World Heritage Area]] series of national parks, and is a gazetted [[World Heritage Site]].

==History==
The park was originally named the Lumholtz National Park, after scientist [[Carl Sofus Lumholtz]], when it was created in 1994. The [[Blencoe Falls]] Section was gazetted as part of Lumholtz National Park in 2000. The name was subsequently changed to Girringun in 2003.  On National Parks Day 2010 (28 March) the Government of Queensland announced the addition of {{convert|2810|ha}} to the park.<ref>Jones, Kate (28 March 2010). [http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=69077 Bligh Government Expands National Parks By 60,000 Hectares To Protect Rare Plants And Animals] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121227150623/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/69077 |date=27 December 2012 }}. Ministerial Media Statement. Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved on 4 June 2012.</ref>

==Environment==
[[File:A223, Girringun National Park, Australia, Wallaman Falls, 2007.JPG|thumb|left|Wallaman Falls]]
This large [[national park]] consists mainly of [[sclerophyll|wet sclerophyll forests]], but small pockets of rainforest also exist along the eastern slopes and hilltops.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Tracey, J. G. (John Geoffrey) | author-link=Geoff Tracey | author2= Webb, L. J. (Leonard James) | author-link2=Leonard Webb (academic) | title=Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North Queensland | publication-date=1975 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32548723?q&versionId=39580343}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Stanton, J.P. (James Peter) | author-link=Peter Stanton| author2= Stanton, D.J. (David James) | title= Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion | publication-date=2005  | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34910924?q=exact_creator%3A%22Stanton+J+P+James+Peter+1940%22&c=book&versionId=43312763}}</ref>
The [[Seaview Range|Seaview]], [[George Range|George]] and [[Cardwell Range|Cardwell]] ranges dominate the landscape, which is strewn with [[granite]] debris from a volcanic eruption 100,000&nbsp;years ago. Perhaps the most well known geological feature in this park is the [[Wallaman Falls]]. At {{convert|268|m}} it is the largest single-drop falls in Australia.  The park forms part of the [[Wooroonooran Important Bird Area]], identified as such by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to [[Wet Tropics of Queensland|Queensland's Wet Tropics]].<ref name=bli>BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wooroonooran. Downloaded from {{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org |title=BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds |access-date=2013-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630122358/http://www.birdlife.org/ |archive-date=30 June 2007 |df=dmy }} on 2011-12-02.</ref>

==Access and infrastructure==
Vehicle access into the forest include the Dalrymple Gap Track, or the [[Wallaman Falls]] track. However, for most of the park there is only very rudimentary or absent vehicle access. Most of the park is accessible for hikers, but due to its remoteness and rugged terrain only experienced bushwalkers should undertake extensive hikes.

==See also==
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* [[Herbert River Falls]]
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
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{{Far North Queensland}}
{{National Parks of Queensland}}

[[Category:National parks of Far North Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1994]]
[[Category:Wet Tropics of Queensland]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Queensland]]