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Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
Protected area in Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chillagoe-Mungana Caves is a national park in Chillagoe, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[1]
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Geography
The park is 1,455 kilometres (904 mi) northwest of Brisbane.[2] The elevation of the terrain is 409 metres.[3]
The park is located within the Walsh River catchment area and the Einasleigh Uplands bioregion.[4] A total of 10 rare or threatened species have been recorded in the park.[4] Of these, 5 are mammals, diadem leaf-nosed bat, greater large-eared horseshoe bat, ghost bat, spectacled flying-fox and koala.[5]
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Facilities
There are several self-guided limestone caves, the Archways, Pompeii cave, and Bauhinia cave. The historic Chillagoe smelters area has mining relics from the 1890s. There are a few small rock galleries of Indigenous Australian art.
Camping is not permitted.[6]
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