Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna

Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna
Coleman River (Queensland)
Map of the Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna ecoregion.
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
Biometropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
Geography
Area121,160 km2 (46,780 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
States
Coordinates13°30′S 142°36′E / 13.5°S 142.6°E / -13.5; 142.6
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected35,713 km² (29%)[1]
Cape York Peninsula
Queensland
The interim Australian bioregions,
with Cape York Peninsula in red
Area122,564.57 km2 (47,322.4 sq mi)
Localities around Cape York Peninsula:
Gulf of Carpentaria Torres Strait Coral Sea
Gulf of Carpentaria Cape York Peninsula Coral Sea
Gulf Plains Einasleigh Uplands Wet Tropics

The Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna is a tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in northern Australia. It occupies the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, mainland Australia's northernmost point.[2] It is coterminous with the Cape York Peninsula (code CYP),[3] an interim Australian bioregion.[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
  2. ^ "Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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  5. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ^ Stanton, J. P. (James Peter); Morgan, M. G; University of New England. School of Natural Resources (1977), The rapid selection and appraisal of key and endangered sites : the Queensland case study, the University of New England School of Natural Resources, p. 3, retrieved 11 February 2022