Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park
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Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park refers to two conservation parks on the central coast of Queensland
, Australia
. The conservation park is split into two by the mouth of Baffle Creek.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The conservation park is split into two by the mouth of Baffle Creek.
- Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park 1 is on the southern side of Baffle Creek and protects an area of mangroveMangroveMangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
forest. - Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park 2 is on the northern side of the creek. This half of the park can be accessed by driving along the beach at low tide (4WD only) from Rules Beach, 2 km to the north.
Fact sheet
- Area: 0.19 km² (combined area)
- Coordinates: 24°30′57"S 152°03′24"E
- Date of establishment: 1994
- Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
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