Great Basalt Wall National Park

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Great Basalt Wall National Park
Queensland
Great Basalt Wall National Park is located in Queensland
Great Basalt Wall National Park
Great Basalt Wall National Park
Nearest town or cityCharters Towers
Coordinates19°52′52″S 145°43′17″E
Established1987
Area352 km2 (136 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

249 animal species inhabit the park.[4] The elevation of the terrain is 498 meters.[5]

See also

References
  1. Mishra, A. K.; Placzek, C.; Wurster, C.; Whitehead, P. W. (2 January 2019). "New radiocarbon age constraints for the 120 km-long Toomba flow, north Queensland, Australia". Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 66 (1): 71–79. doi:10.1080/08120099.2019.1523227. ISSN 0812-0099. S2CID 134482108.
  2. Cohen, Benjamin E.; Mark, Darren F.; Fallon, Stewart J.; Stephenson, P. Jon (1 April 2017). "Holocene-Neogene volcanism in northeastern Australia: Chronology and eruption history". Quaternary Geochronology. 39: 79–91. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2017.01.003. ISSN 1871-1014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. "Great Basalt Wall National Park". Queensland Government. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Animals of Great Basalt Wall National Park". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. "Great Basalt Wall National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.


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