LESSON 13.12 Investigating topographic maps
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to locate and describe the features of the Daintree Rainforest on a topographic map.
13.12.1 Daintree Rainforest The Daintree Rainforest, located in the Daintree National Park in Far North Queensland, is one of the oldest surviving rainforests on Earth. It holds such significance to the biological diversity and geological history of Australia that it was recognised as a World Heritage area in 1988. This area forms part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland, which stretch along the north-east coast of Australia for 450 kilometres.
FIGURE1 The Daintree area of northern Queensland (a) A mangrove on the mudflats of Cooya Beach (b) Newell Beach (c) Mussman Gorge
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