Mount Mackay is a
locality
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in the
Cassowary Coast Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Mount Mackay had a population of 0 people.
Geography
The mountain Mount Mackay is at the south-west of the locality and stands at above sea level. In the centre of the locality the elevation falls to in the valley of Carmoo Creek, and then rises towards the Tam O'Shanter Range at the north-east of the locality, with two peaks on the boundary itself: Mount Tam O'Shanter and Mount Douglas . The boundaries of the locality are the same as the boundaries of
Mount Mackay National Park.
The national park provides a safe habitat for the
mahogany glider and the
southern cassowary
The southern cassowary (''Casuarius casuarius''), also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary or two-wattled cassowary, is a large flightless black bird. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf c ...
.
History
The locality takes its name from the mountain. In 2005, the Mount Mackay National Park was created from the Mount Mackay State Forest.
References
{{Cassowary Coast Region
Cassowary Coast Region
Localities in Queensland