Evacuation Hut
Queensland · Australie0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
Evacuation Hut in the Atherton Tablelands, Ravenshoe/Yungaburra area (Far North Queensland, Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia), at 1440 m elevation, a volcanic plateau. FIRST QUEENSLAND ENTRY. An emergency evacuation hut (for cyclones and rain events) in the Wet Tropics (UNESCO 1988, 8,940 km², the world's oldest continuous tropical rainforest at 180 million years, cassowary Casuarius casuarius >1,000 individuals, vulnerable). Zone of Podocarpaceae/palms.
The setting
Atherton Tablelands Ravenshoe/Yungaburra Far North Queensland Wet Tropics AU 1440 m volcanic plateau first entry, evacuation cyclones/rain, UNESCO 1988 8,940 km² oldest continuous tropical rainforest 180 million years, cassowary Casuarius casuarius >1,000, Podocarpaceae/palms.
