Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna

The Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna is a tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in northern Australia. It occupies the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, mainland Australia's northernmost point. It is coterminous with the Cape York Peninsula (code CYP), an interim Australian bioregion.

Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna
Coleman River (Queensland)
Map of the Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna ecoregion.
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
Biometropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
Geography
Area121,160 km2 (46,780 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
States
  • Queensland
  • Torres Strait Regional Authority
Coordinates13.5°S 142.6°E / -13.5; 142.6
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected35,713 km² (29%)
Cape York Peninsula
Queensland
The interim Australian bioregions,
with Cape York Peninsula in red
Area122,564.57 km2 (47,322.4 sq mi)
Localities around Cape York Peninsula:
Gulf of Carpentaria Torres Strait Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Carpentaria Cape York Peninsula Pacific Ocean
Gulf Plains Einasleigh Uplands Wet Tropics
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