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Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula, 280 mi (451 km) long, N Queensland, Australia, between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea. It is largely tropical jungle and sparsely populated. The Northern Peninsula Aboriginal Reserve is there. Weipa (1991 pop. 2,510) is the largest town.

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WHAT'S UP AT CAPE YORK?(Australia's Cape York Peninsula) (Habitat Australia)

A Planned Cultural Economy for Cape York: A New Report Acknowledges Cape York Peninsula as a Globally Significant Cultural Landscape Requiring Innovative and Sensitive Solutions to Its Impending Development Challenges. the Cooperative Work of Scientists, Conservationists, Traditional Owners, Economists, and Government and Business Interests, the Report Could Be a Blueprint for the Future Planning of Australia's Northern Regions (Ecos)

Cape York Peninsula: decades of hard work, relationship-building and trust are paying off as Aboriginal homelands are given back to Traditional Owners. Andrew Picone and Leah Talbot report on the historic result of the bold agreement to protect both natural and cultural values. (Habitat Australia)

Let's take about World Heritage for Cape York Peninsula: it's hard to believe that despite its unique environmental and living cultural heritage, Cape York Peninsula is not on the international World Heritage list.(Cape York) (Habitat Australia)

NASA Sees Tropical Cyclone Oswald Weaken over Queensland's Cape York Peninsula (Defense & Aerospace Week)

New era for Cape York Peninsula Land Management.(Campaign news)(Cape York Peninsula Heritage Bill)(Brief article) (Habitat Australia)

New vision for Cape York.(campaign TRAILS)(Cape York Peninsula, Northern Queensland)(Culturally and Environmentally Appropriate Economies for Cape York Peninsula Report)(Brief Article) (Habitat Australia)

On Top of the World: A World Heritage Nomination for Cape York Peninsula Would Provide a Suite of Opportunities for the People of Australia's Pointiest Region (Habitat Australia)

Putting post wrongs right: the Queensland Government has revoked 75,854 hectares of National Park on Cape York Peninsula. While this may sound alarming it's got our support. (Habitat Australia)

Cape York: mining boom or environmental bust? Staff from ACF's Northern Australia Program recently undertook a week-long trip to Cape York Peninsula. One of their stops was the mining town of Weipa where they came face-to-face with the mining boom.(Australian Conservation Foundation) (Habitat Australia)

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