Dryander National Park

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LocationQueensland
Coordinates20°13′05″S 148°33′57″E / 20.21806°S 148.56583°E / -20.21806; 148.56583
Area118.82 km2 (45.88 sq mi)
Established1938
Dryander National Park
Dryander National Park seen from the Coral Sea
Map showing the location of Dryander National Park
Map showing the location of Dryander National Park
Dryander National Park
LocationQueensland
Coordinates20°13′05″S 148°33′57″E / 20.21806°S 148.56583°E / -20.21806; 148.56583
Area118.82 km2 (45.88 sq mi)
Established1938
Governing bodyQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Dryander National Park is an Australian national park in Queensland, 938 km northwest of Brisbane, and north of Proserpine. It comprises roughly 55 km of the Coral Sea coastline. The most prominent mountain in the park is Mount Drylander and rises to 765 metres above sea level;[1] it was named after Swedish botanist Jonas Carlsson Dryander (17481810) in 1820 by Phillip Parker King.[2]

The endangered Proserpine rock-wallaby has a refuge in the park. 52 species of plants have been recorded in Dryander National Park.[3]

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