Hasties Swamp is a national park in

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, 1,371 km northwest of

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

. The swamp is located several kilometres south of the town of Atherton in

Far North Queensland Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf C ...

. The main feature of the park is a seasonal

wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

. Part of the swamp was first declared a national park on 5 April 1980. Habitat protected within the park supports up to 300 species of birds.Nature, culture and history
. Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 27 April 2012. Retrieved on 5 January 2012. These include the sarus crane,

pale-vented bush-hen The pale-vented bush-hen (''Amaurornis moluccana'') is a medium sized waterbird, mainly blue-grey with a buff vent and undertail. It is found in Australia, the Moluccan Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Its ...

and

buff-banded rail The buff-banded rail (''Hypotaenidia philippensis'') is a distinctively coloured, highly dispersive, medium-sized rail of the rail family, Rallidae. This species comprises several subspecies found throughout much of Australasia and the south-we ...

. A bird hide provides viewing opportunities for visitors, including those using wheelchairs. The wetland is surrounded by open eucalypt forest. The average elevation of the terrain is 826 metres.

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Hasties Swamp National Park
National parks of Far North Queensland Protected areas established in 1980 {{Queensland-national-park-stub

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