million years old and is approximately 1,200 square kilometres in area and is
the largest continuous area of rainforest in
Australia.
The Daintree Rainforest is the largest rainforest in
Australia yet it only covers 20% of Australia's land-mass.
The Daintree Rainforest is
situated north of Cairns in the tropical north of Queensland and gained world
heritage listing on the 9th of December 1988.
It was named after an
Australian nineteenth century geologist and photographer Richard
Daintree.
The Daintree Rainforest is so important because it is home to 50% of the world's animals and plant life.