Apudthama National Park
The Apudthama National Park (formerly Jardine River National Park) is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 2,137 km (1,328 mi) northwest of Brisbane and about 900 km (559 mi) northwest of Cairns, on the tip of Cape York Peninsula.
| Apudthama National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Apudthama National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Weipa |
| Established | 16 December 1994 |
| Area | 2,370 km2 (915.1 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Apudthama National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
The park and reserves encompass the traditional country of several Aboriginal groups including people from the Atambaya, Angkamuthi, Yadhaykenu, Gudang and Wuthathi language and social groups. The area is a living cultural landscape, with places and features named in Aboriginal languages, story-places and story-beings, and occupation and ceremony sites throughout. Today the traditional owners retain a strong and continuing interest, through their traditional rights to, and responsibilities for, the land, in the protection and management of the area.
In 2022, land formerly encompassing Jardine River National Park, Heathlands Resources Reserve and Jardine Resources Reserve were re-described as Apudthama National Park and transferred to Traditional Owners.