Mount Chinghee is a

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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_ ...

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, south of

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. It is part of the Shield Volcano Group of the

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inscribed in 1986 and added to the

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in 2007. It is also part of the

Scenic Rim The Scenic Rim is a group of forested mountain ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located south of Brisbane agglomeration, straddling the border between south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. In 2021, the S ...

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, identified as such by

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because of its importance in the conservation of several species of

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birds.BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scenic Rim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-10-03. It was initially called Telemon Environment Park until it was gazetted as Mount Chinghee National Park in 1994. The national park has no walking tracks or visitor facilities.

References

National parks of South East Queensland Protected areas established in 1994 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Important Bird Areas of Queensland 1994 establishments in Australia Scenic Rim Region {{Queensland-national-park-stub

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