Central Mackay Coast

Central Mackay Coast Queensland
The interim Australian bioregions, with Central Mackay Coast in red
Area	14,642.08 km^2 (5,653.3 sq mi)
Localities around Central Mackay Coast: Brigalow Belt North Coral Sea Coral Sea Brigalow Belt North Central Mackay Coast Coral Sea Brigalow Belt North Brigalow Belt North Coral Sea

Central Mackay Coast, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in Queensland,[1][2][3] and comprises 1,464,208 hectares (3,618,140 acres).[3]

The bioregion has the code CMC.[3] There are six subregions.[3]

IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7
IBRA region / subregion	IBRA code	Area	States	Location in Australia
Central Mackay Coast	CMC	1,464,208 hectares (3,618,140 acres)	Qld
Whitsunday	CMC01	89,179 hectares (220,370 acres)
Proserpine - Sarina Lowlands	CMC02	466,498 hectares (1,152,740 acres)
Clarke - Connors Ranges	CMC03	631,985 hectares (1,561,670 acres)
Byfield	CMC04	127,697 hectares (315,550 acres)
Manifold	CMC05	67,885 hectares (167,750 acres)
Debella	CMC06	80,964 hectares (200,070 acres)

See also

• Geography of Australia

References

1. Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
2. IBRA Version 6.1 data
3. "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

Further reading

• Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995. ISBN 0-642-21371-2