<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Wet Tropics of Queensland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approximately 8,940 km2 of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north - east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range . The Wet Tropics of Queensland meets all four of the criteria for natural heritage for selection as a World Heritage Site . World Heritage status was declared in 1988 . The Wet Tropics were added to the Australian National Heritage List in May 2007 . </P> <P> The tropical forests have the highest concentration of primitive flowering plant families in the world . Only Madagascar and New Caledonia, due to their historical isolation, have humid, tropical regions with a comparable level of endemism . </P>

Where is the wet tropics of queensland located