Editing Oyala Thumotang National Park

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'''Oyala Thumotang''', formerly Mungkan Kandju National Park (and prior to that Archer Bend National Park), is a national park in [[Queensland]], Australia, {{convert|1914|km}} northwest of [[Brisbane]].

==History==
The Oyala Thumotang National Park encompasses what was formerly the lands of the Wik Mungkan, Southern Kaanju and Ayapathu Aboriginal peoples.<ref name="Oyala Thumotang">{{cite web|title=Oyala Thumotang National Park (CYPAL)|date=28 May 2012|url=http://nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/oyala-thumotang/index.html|publisher=The State of Queensland (Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing)|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>
The formation of the original national park was closely linked to the significant court case of [[Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen]] decided in the High Court of Australia.

==Location==
The park is located in central [[Cape York Peninsula]]. It is about 25&nbsp;km north of [[Coen, Queensland|Coen]]. It is 12 hrs by road north of [[Cairns]]. The park occupies 381,000 hectares from the [[McIlwraith Range]] foothills in the east to the [[Archer River]] in the west. The Archer and the [[Coen River|Coen]] rivers flow through the park.<ref name="Oyala Thumotang National Park">{{cite web|title=About Oyala Thumotang|date=28 May 2012|url=http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/oyala-thumotang/about.html|publisher=The State of Queensland (Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing)|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>

==Vegetation==
The park has open [[eucalypt]] woodlands, [[melaleuca]] swamps and areas of rainforest.

==Camping==
There are 18 camp sites near rivers and waterholes in the park. There is an entry fee. Drinking water is not available in the camping sites, so visitors need to carry their own water.<ref name="Oyala Thumotang National Park" />

==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen]]
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:National parks of Far North Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1994]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Australia]]