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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
  • Carpentaria tropical savanna
  • Einasleigh Uplands savanna,
  • Queensland tropical rain forests
Geography
Area121,160 km2 (46,780 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
States
  • Queensland
  • Torres Strait Regional Authority
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 Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Carpentaria Cape York Peninsula Pacific Ocean
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.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference IBRA7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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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 20 August 2021.
  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

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