<P> Coordinates: 16 ° 12 ′ S 145 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 16.2 ° S 145.4 ° E ﻿ / - 16.2; 145.4 The Daintree Rainforest is a region located on the north east coast of Queensland, Australia, north of Mossman and Cairns . At around 1,200 square kilometres (460 sq mi), the Daintree is the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest on the Australian continent . Along the coastline north of the Daintree River, tropical forest grows right down to the edge of the sea . </P> <P> In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Daintree Rainforest was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "Natural attraction". </P> <P> The rainforest is named after Richard Daintree, an Australian geologist and photographer (1832 - 1878). </P> <P> The area includes the Daintree National Park, some areas of State Forest, and some privately owned land, including a residential community of upwards of 5 people . Some of the privately owned land north of the Peninsula Range is being progressively purchased for conservation purposes under a $15 million government scheme involving equal contributions from the municipal (Cairns Regional Council), which includes the former Douglas Shire council), State (Queensland) and Australian Federal governments . As of May 2011, 72% of the properties earmarked for buyback or compensation had been secured . These' buyback' areas of tropical rainforest included 215 blocks of land purchased by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, and 13 purchased by private conservation agencies . The Daintree Rainforest contains 30% of the frog, reptile and marsupial species in Australia, and 90% of Australia's bat and butterfly species . 7% of bird species in the country can be found in this area . There are also over 12,000 species of insects in the rainforest . All of this diversity is contained within an area that takes up 0.1% of the landmass of Australia . Part of the forest is protected by the Daintree National Park and drained by the Daintree River . The roads north of the river wind through areas of lush forest, and have been designed to minimize impacts on this ancient ecosystem . </P>

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