National Park · Australia
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park is a national park in Australia, covering 134,124,887 acres (54,278,464 ha), established in 1979.
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Area | 134,124,887 acres (54,278,464 ha) |
| Established | 1979 |
| Coordinates | 15.0818° S, 144.1361° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park
Rinyirru (Lakefield) is a national park in Lakefield, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia, 1,707 km northwest of Brisbane and 340 km north-west of Cairns by road, on Cape York Peninsula. At 5,370 km2 (2,073 sq. miles) - making it bigger than Trinidad and Tobago and almost as big as Brunei - Rinyirru is the second largest park in Queensland and a popular place for fishing and camping. The park stretches from Princess Charlotte Bay in the north to the town of Laura. It covers 537,000 ha of land, and includes sections of the Normanby River, Morehead River and North Kennedy Rivers, as well as lakes, billabongs and wetlands.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Airports near this park
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- Cooktown Airport (CTN) · Australia · 74.1 miles away
- Coen Airport (CUQ) · Coen, Australia · 114.1 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park?
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park is in Australia (15.0818° S, 144.1361° E).
When was Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park established?
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park was established in 1979, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park?
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park covers 134,124,887 acres (54,278,464 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93830 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinyirru_(Lakefield)_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinyirru_%28Lakefield%29_National_Park — Activities offered, as stated by the source.