What is Cape York Peninsula?
{{coord|10|41|S|142|32|E|display=title}} :''This article is about the peninsula in the Australian state of [[Queensland]]; not the [[Yorke Peninsula]] in [[South Australia]], or [[Cape York, Greenland]].'' '''Cape York Peninsula''' is a large remote [[peninsula]] in the far north of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. It is the largest unspoilt wilderness in eastern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth.<ref name=Mittermeier>Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación Sierra Madre, S.C.</ref> The area is mostly flat and about half is used for grazing cattle. Much of the wildlife is threatened by [[introduced species]] and [[weed]]s. However, the [[eucalyptus]] wooded [[savannah]], [[tropical rainforests]], and other types of [[habitat]] are now recognized as being globally important.<ref name=Mackey>Mackey, B. G., Nix, H., & Hitchcock, P. (2001). The natural heritage significance of Cape York Peninsula. Retrieved January 15, 2008, from http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/register/p00582aj.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040124173813/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/register/p00582aj.pdf |date=2004-01-24 }}.</ref> [[File:CapeYorkPeninsulaMap 1 0.svg|thumb|330px|alt=Map of Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia|Map of Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia]] ==Geography and geology== The Cape York Peninsula region covers an area of about 137,000&nbsp;km² north of 16°S [[latitude]].<ref name=Frith>Frith, D.W., Frith, C.B. (1995). Cape York Peninsula: A Natural History. Chatswood: Reed Books Australia. Reprinted with amendments in 2006. {{ISBN|0-7301-0469-9}}.</ref> From the tip of the peninsula, [[Cape York]], it is about {{convert|160|km}} to [[New Guinea]] across the island and [[coral reef]]s of [[Torres Strait]]. The west coast is bordered by the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]] and the east coast by the [[Coral Sea]]. There is no clear border to the south, but the boundary in the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2