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The Daintree is one of the largest remaining expanses of rainforest in the Queensland lowlands due to its protected status as a World Heritage Area. Otherwise, it would be sugar cane, like the rest of the coast. It's one of the rainiest places on the continent, and never did the sky clear for long there, but there's something beautiful about the constant mist shrouding the canopy. The river mouth you can see there is the Daintree River. The forest as a whole supports one of the two largest remaining populations of cassowaries, as well as a number of crocodiles and forest dragons.

Shichahn, 23 March 2007

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