Mount O'Connell is a small national park in
Queensland
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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 ...
, 605 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 park is located in the Shoalwater drainage sub-basin within the
Brigalow Belt
The Brigalow Belt is a wide band of acacia-wooded grassland that runs between tropical rainforest of the coast and the semi-arid interior of Queensland, Australia. The
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) divides the Bri ...
bioregion.
It straddles the slopes of Mount O'Connell.
The ''
Atalaya multiflora
''Atalaya multiflora'', known as the broad leaved whitewood, is a rare and endangered rainforest tree of the soapberry family native to eastern Australia.
The habitat is in the drier rainforest areas, often on rocky slopes of basalt. However, it ...
'' tree has been identified in the park.
See also
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Protected areas of Queensland
Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected.
List of terrestrial protected are ...
References
National parks of Central Queensland
Protected areas established in 1989
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