Eungella (/ˈjʌŋɡɛlə/ YUNG-gel-ə; meaning "Land of the clouds") is a township nestled on the edge of the Clarke Range at the end of the Pioneer Valley 80 km west of Mackay, and 858 km northwest of Brisbane. Eungella is noted for the national park which surrounds it. It is considered to be the longest continual streach of sub-tropical rainforest in Australia. The original inhabitants are the Wirri people. The park is covered by dense rainforest and is known for its platypuses.
The national park was established in 1941 and is situated on the Clarke Range. To the north-east, Mount Dalrymple and Mount William are two separate peaks, which are the same height at 1,259 m. Eungella is the lowest part of the range and looks over the Pioneer Valley to the east.
The name comes from a local Aboriginal dialect which means "land in the cloud".
Flora
The park contains 860 plant species.
Fauna
More than 100 species of bird have...
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