Here’s why the ancient rainforests of Queensland’s Wet Tropics are so distinctive
- Written by Seamus Doherty, PhD student, Flinders University
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In Queensland’s northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometres between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, dating back million of years when Australia and parts of Antarctica were covered in rainforest.
While much of the...
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