Queensland Ecotourism Plan 2003-2008 - Tourism Queensland
Queensland Ecotourism Plan 2003-2008 - Tourism Queensland
Queensland Ecotourism Plan 2003-2008 - Tourism Queensland
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Name of General Description Natural and cultural attributes of special<br />
biogeographic<br />
ecotourism interest<br />
region<br />
Mulga Lands<br />
– a large area of flat to undulating plains with<br />
mulga dominated vegetation in southern<br />
<strong>Queensland</strong><br />
– salt and freshwater lakes which provide<br />
excellent waterfowl habitat<br />
– inland river systems with well developed<br />
fringing vegetation communities<br />
North West<br />
Highlands *<br />
– an area of relatively rugged hilly country<br />
around Mt Isa and extending north-west to<br />
the Northern Territory border<br />
– rugged gorges and escarpments<br />
– fossil deposits of international significance<br />
– water features and wildlife of Lawn Hill Gorge<br />
Aboriginal rock art sites<br />
North West<br />
Slopes<br />
– a small area of plains and low hills with semiarid<br />
eucalypt woodland near the New South<br />
Wales border<br />
– inland river systems with well developed<br />
fringing vegetation communities<br />
Northern New<br />
England<br />
Tableland<br />
– a small area of granite country which is an<br />
extension of the granite tablelands of<br />
northern New South Wales<br />
– interesting and highly scenic granite rock<br />
formations<br />
– distinctive vegetation and habitat<br />
Einasleigh<br />
Uplands<br />
– a large elevated region of complex geology<br />
and often rugged topography<br />
– the largest upland region in <strong>Queensland</strong><br />
– extensive areas of basalt plains formed by lava<br />
flows<br />
– extensive lava tunnels<br />
– rugged gorges and escarpments<br />
– limestone caves<br />
– Aboriginal rock art<br />
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Simpson-<br />
Strzelecki<br />
Dunefields<br />
– very hot and dry sand plains and dune areas<br />
in the south-western corner of the State<br />
– variable but generally sparse vegetation<br />
– desert ecosystems with distinctive flora and<br />
fauna which has adapted to harsh conditions<br />
– Burke and Wills ‘dig’ tree<br />
South Eastern<br />
<strong>Queensland</strong> *<br />
– a region of great physical and biological<br />
diversity despite its high population<br />
– coastal sand mass areas including Fraser<br />
Island and the Great Sandy Region<br />
– sub-tropical rainforests including the Border<br />
Ranges<br />
– coastal wallum communities<br />
– interesting coastal and mountain scenery<br />
– interesting geological features<br />
– whale watching<br />
– remnants of the timber industry on Fraser Island<br />
– early evidence of Aboriginal coastal<br />
occupation<br />
Wet Tropics *<br />
– an essentially mountainous region with a<br />
narrow coastal plain<br />
– <strong>Queensland</strong>’s highest rainfall area with many<br />
spectacular rivers<br />
– an area of extremely high biological diversity<br />
– upland and lowland tropical rainforests<br />
– tall eucalypt forests<br />
– coastal wetlands<br />
– rivers and waterfalls<br />
– Aboriginal relationship with land and natural<br />
environment<br />
– spectacular mountain and gorge scenery<br />
– Aboriginal rainforest culture<br />
Great Barrier<br />
Reef *<br />
– a massive complex of almost 3,000 coral reefs<br />
and more than 300 reef islands, extending<br />
over a distance of approximately 2,000km<br />
between 10km and 120km off the<br />
<strong>Queensland</strong> coastline<br />
– coral reefs<br />
– sand and coral cays<br />
– magnificent marine life<br />
– birdlife<br />
– whale watching<br />
– indigenous relationship to land and natural<br />
resources<br />
– sites reflecting Aboriginal adaptation to an<br />
island environment<br />
* Partially or completely included in a World Heritage area.
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