Blackdown Tableland National Park
Blackdown Tableland is a national park in Central Queensland (Australia), 576 km northwest of Brisbane. The mountainous terrain of the tablelands provides a unique landscape featuring gorges, waterfalls and diverse vegetation.
It is the traditional home of the Ghungalu people, whose rock art can be found in the park.
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