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Thursday Island Horn I. k POLICE MURALAG 12 Cape York Prince of Wales I. Legend Golden Shouldered Parrot Seisia Lockerbie Scrub rainforest 13 Newcastle Bay Umagico New Mapoon Roads Tenure This savanna specialist is endangered Injinoo Bamaga minor National Park and found nowhere else. Once wide- 7 Ak POLICE major Mining Lease spread across the southern Peninsula, the JACKY JACKY CK sealed Golden-shouldered Parrot is now only Fuel available found in two small areas. They nest in Photo: Scott Templeton Scott Photo: YADHAIGANA Camping with facilities. termite mounds in the savanna country. Old Telegraph Track (Many bush camping areas also exist.) JARDINE RIVER Lotus Bird Lodge takes birdwatchers k Hospital or medical A Airport Bamaga Rd to see them on places such as Artemis 9 Number of business. station near Musgrave. Jardine River (Corresponds with text and contact details on the back of this map.) National Park RS Ranger station. (Named except where name corresponds with National Park.) Cuscus Eliot/Twin Falls TRIBAL OR LANGUAGE OR CLAN GROUP (Ampuyu*) YADHAIGANA ANGGAMUDI Fruit Bat Falls (e.g. ) Bam Old Telegraph Track Tribal or language or nation groups, as reported by Horton (2000) This strange and beautiful nocturnal aga R with some additional local knowlege. The Horton (2000) map covered d Captain Billy’s Landing possum is a rainforest specialist, found all of Australia and was the result of six years research by the Australian Heathlands Resource Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Islander Studies. The map is general only in New Guinea and Cape York Reserve and only depicts larger groups, within which clans and local dialects Peninsula. You might see one on the Transparancies Lochman Photo: may exist or have existed. Wenlock River in Kaanju lands or in Special Places Heathlands RS Iron Range. Special places on Cape York Peninsula DULHUNTY RIVER. Shelburne Bay Port Musgrave Cape Grenville Map data: WUTHATHI Geoscience Australia, Department of Natural Resources and Water, Shelburne Bay dunefi eld Mapoon Austrlian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, DUCIE RIVER Google Earth and research by The Wilderness Society. Bramwell Junction Saltwater Crocodile 9 The Wilderness Society would like to thank Russell Boswell, Anna TJUNGUNDJ TEPATHIGGI (Owinhay**) MPALITJANH OLIVE RIVER Demant, Pamela Harmon-Price, Yvonne Kirk, Brad McCarthy, Peter O’Reilly and Birte Zurhold for their assistance in the preperation YUPANGATHI of this map. The giant saltwater croc, a great draw Fuel and camping symbols © Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service for international visitors, can be found Wenlock River gallery rainforest Temple Bay in all of the larger rivers and estuaries on the Cape, as well as on the coasts. ANGUTHIMRI WENLOCK RIVER Moreton Photo: Kerry Trapnell Kerry Photo: MISSION RIVER YINWUM PASCOE RIVER Duyfken Point 11 KUUKU-YA’U Portland Roads Albatross Bay Weipa Chilli Beach POLICE LUTHIGH Iron Range Napranum Ak AWNGTHIM National Park Palm Cockatoo Mount Tozer 543 A Iron Range rainforest EMBLEY RIVER Lockhart River 2 k POLICE (Kila*) Cape Direction This magnifi cent bird is the largest KANTHANUMPU MBEIWUM of Australia’s cockatoos. It feeds in LOCKHART RIVER NORTHERN KAANJU rainforests, but nests in the hollows Peninsula Development Rd Mount Carter 665 of eucalypts in the nearby savanna. Clifford and Dawn Frith Photo: UUTAALNGANU You have a good chance of seeing WINDA WINDA Chuulangun WATSON RIVER 1 them on Kaanju lands, the Iron Range or near the tip. Wenlock River gallery rainforest Aurukun ARCHER RIVER A POLICE Cape Sidmouth 5 Archer River Northern Quoll Mungkan Kaanju National Park (Ching’ka*) COEN RIVER UMPILA Once found across the Peninsula these carnivorous marsupials are now sadly SOUTHERN KAANJU rare, as large numbers have been Rokeby RS poisoned by cane toads. Transparan Lochman Photo: WIK A Mount Croll 486 Cape Keer- Weer Aurukun wetlands KUUKU-YANI Coen cies POLICE McLwraith Range rainforest 14 * These are the names for these animals from Kaanju country. Port Stewart ** These are the names for these animals in Uw Oykangand Cape Melville and Uw Olkola language. STEWART RIVER and Bathurst Bay WIK Cape Melville They will have different names on other parts of Cape York. UMBINDHAMU Pen insula Developmen Cape Melville National Park Princess Charlotte Bay HOLROYD RIVER MUTUMUI t Rd LAMALAMA BAKANH THAAYORRE Lakefi eld Lagoons and savanna 3 JEANNIE RIVER NORMANBY RIVER Musgrave MOREHEAD RIVER Pompuraaw Jack River Kalpowar National Park Cape Flattery POLICE Starcke National Park 10 COLEMAN RIVER JACK RIVER HANN RIVER Golden-shouldered Parrot savanna NORTH KENNEDY RIVER GUUGU-YIMIDHIRR Melsonby Lakefi eld YIR YORONT Hann River National Park National Park Cape Bedford NORMANBY RIVER Hope Vale KOKOWARRA POLICE LAURA RIVER Mitchell and Alice Rivers A Kowanyama ENDEAVOUR RIVER Cooktown National Park POLICE POLICE KOKO-BERA A 6 Laura KUNJEN Endeavour River 4 POLICE Quinkan rock art National Park MITCHELL RIVER KUKU- YALANJI 8 KOKOMINI Lakeland 10. Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture Centre A Conservation Economy Many artworks here are of totems of particular local families, such as There are a number of businesses and community enterprises the crocodile or brolga. Artwork is for sale, proceeds of which go to that reveal the priceless and diverse nature and culture of supporting cultural obligations of the local people. Cape York Peninsula. On your visit, make sure you look for www.pormpuraaw.qld.gov.au the following experiences. 11. Portland House 1. Chuulangun campgrounds Holiday home accommodation near the Iron Range NP. “You can Kaanju traditional owner David Claudie describes his way of caring for sit on the verandah overlooking the Coral Sea and marvel at his country as “ancient but new”. The Kaanju proposal for Cape York’s nature’s magnificence.” first Indigenous Protected Area would protect 470 000 hectares. Frith and Dawn - Clifford Cockatoo Palm “Cape York is one of the last great wilderness areas on the planet. Cuscus and Palm Cockatoos can be found here by the Wenlock River. The intention is to foster appreciation and conservation of the area www.kaanjungaachi.com.au for the future.” www.portlandhouse.com.au 2. Lockhart Art Gang 12. Punsand Bay Lodge Lockhart River is home to a renowned collective known as the Punsand Bay Camping Resort is 5 km west of the tip of Cape York. Lockhart Art Gang. Their work is sold in galleries Australia wide. You You can watch the sun rise over the Coral Sea in the Pacific and set can buy paintings direct from the gallery in Lockhart River and have over the Arafura Sea in the Indian Ocean. There is a ferry from here to them shipped home. www.artgang.com.au Thursday Island. www.punsand.com.au 3. Lotus Bird Lodge 13. Wrights Wilderness Safaris Well known among Australian and international birdwatchers, these Fishing in the estuaries and coasts of the far north. “Tim, Gary and cabins, nestled among the paperbarks, overlook a lagoon teeming with Lesley’s motto is “fish for the future” and while a fish for dinner is magpie geese, egrets and other waterbirds. www.lotusbird.com.au welcome, we fully support catch-take a photo-and release fishing.” www.capeyorkcustomsportfishing.com.au 4. Quinkan Regional Cultural Centre The Quinkan galleries are among the oldest and most spectacular rock art 14. Wunthulpu Cultural Centre, Coen peninsula sites in the world. UNESCO listed them as one of the top 10 rock art sites Named for the mountain that stands over the town, this centre has art on earth. The interpretive centre in Laura describes the history of the and craft for sale and photographic displays on the local history. indigenous people, pastoralists and the European and Chinese miners. www.coencapeyork.com There are tours to the galleries with Kuku Thaypan elder Dr Tommy George, whose contributions to linguistic and cultural research Coral Princess Cruises saw James Cook University award him an Honorary Doctorate. This small cruise ship takes an incredible journey up the wild east coast www.quinkancc.com.au of Cape York Peninsula through the turquoise waters of the Coral Sea ending at the tip of Australia. www.coralprincess.com.au 5. Aurukun Fishing Charters and Aurukun Wetland Charters On the Fishing Charters, fish with the experts and benefit from the Traditional Knowledge Revival Pathways enormous advantage of the skills and knowledge of the traditional The TKRP office is based in Cairns, but their work and knowledge is owners of the area. On the Wetland Charters, join the tour guides for from Cape York. Documentaries such as “Water We Know” about a unique experience of an untouched natural world, with interpretation indigenous water knowledge is recommended viewing before you visit. and insight from the Wik people and their ancient culture. www.tkrp.com.au www.aurukunfishingcharters.com www.aurukunwetlandcharters.com Wilderness Challenge 6. Guurrbi Tours 4WD camping and accommodated safaris from 7-14 days including all Nugal-warra Elder Willie Gordon, who leads rock art and bush medicine overland, drive/fly and drive/cruise. Advanced Ecocertification and tours, will give you a memorable and insightful experience in the south Savanna Guides Master Operator. www.wilderness-challenge.com.au eastern corner of the Peninsula. www.guurrbitours.com 7. John Charlton Cape York Adventures Licuala Palms, Hunter Creek - Kerry Trapnell Sports fishing or pure adventure trips to sites such as turtle rookeries. www.capeyorkadventures.com.au 8. Jowalbinna Rock Art Safari Camp The most accessible rock art in Cape York, part of the Quinkan galleries. Camping, cabins, guided tours, swimming. 35 km from Laura. This is an incredible place with the real spirit of Cape York. The Safari Camp is reopening in 2007. www.jowalbinna.com.au 9. Mapoon Turtle Rescue A world renowned adventure and conservation project where visitors help protect threatened marine turtles on the magnificent remote coasts of the western Peninsula.