Great Basalt Wall National Park

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox protected area Great Basalt Wall is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1124 km northwest of Brisbane. This national park protects 35,200 ha of land containing the Great Basalt Wall, a geological formation of the Toomba flow. The Toomba volcano erupted approximately 20,000 years ago, covered 670 square kilometres, and flowed for 120 km.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> It is one of the most recent volcanic eruptions in Queensland. Due to the viscous nature of the rocky lava flows the park is not accessible to the public.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

249 animal species inhabit the park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The elevation of the terrain is 498 metres.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland
• List of volcanoes in Queensland

References

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External links

• Great Basalt Wall National Park facts and maps
• Toomba, Queensland, Australia Template:Webarchive

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