Dryander National Park
| Dryander National Park | |
|---|---|
 Dryander National Park seen from the Coral Sea | |
  Dryander National Park Location within Queensland | |
| Location | Queensland |
| Coordinates | 20°13′05″S 148°33′57″E / 20.21806°S 148.56583°E |
| Area | 118.82 km2 (45.88 sq mi) |
| Established | 1938 |
| Governing body | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Dryander National Park is an Australian national park in Queensland, 938 km northwest of Brisbane, and north of Proserpine. It comprises roughly 55 km of the Coral Sea coastline. The most prominent mountain in the park is Mount Drylander and rises to 765 metres above sea level;[1] it was named after Swedish botanist Jonas Carlsson Dryander (1748–1810) in 1820 by Phillip Parker King.[2]
Wildlife
[edit]The endangered Proserpine rock-wallaby has a refuge in the park. 52 species of plants have been recorded in Dryander National Park.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Mount Drylander". PeakVisor. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ↑ "A town called Proserpine" (PDF). espace.library.uq.edu.au.
The Mermaid passed through the Passage again in 1820 when King named the lofty mainland peak, Mt. Dryander after Swedish botanist Jonas Dryander, a contemporary of Sir Joseph Banks.
- ↑ "About | Dryander National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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