Ella Bay National Park

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Ella Bay is a national park beside Ella Bay and spans the localities of Wanjuru in the Cassowary Coast Region and Eubenangee in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.<ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref><ref name=globeuse>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

The park is 1329 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.<ref>BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from Template:Cite web on 2011-12-16.</ref> It can be reached via Flying Fish Point on Ella Bay Road.<ref>Template:Queensland Globe</ref> The largest and most prominent mountain in the park is Mount Arthur, which rises to 478 metres above sea level.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Wildlife

394 species of animals and 462 species of plants have been recorded in Ella Bay National Park. Of these, 12 species of animals and 13 species of plants are rare or endangered.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Amenities

Adjacent to the park are camping facilities which are closed Template:As of.Template:Citation needed

See also

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References

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