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An introduced , alien , exotic , non - indigenous , or non - native species , or simply an introduction , is a species living outside its native distributional range , which has arrived there by human activity , either deliberate or accidental . Non - native species can have various effects on the local ecosystem . Introduced species that become established and spread beyond the place ___MASK20___ introduction are called invasive species . Some have a negative effect on a local ecosystem . Some introduced species may have no negative effect or only minor impact . Some species have been introduced intentionally to combat pests . They are called biocontrols and may be regarded as beneficial as an alternative to pesticides in agriculture for example . In some instances the potential for being beneficial or detrimental in the long run remains unknown . A list ___MASK20___ some introduced species is given in a separate article . ___MASK57___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK20___ ___MASK57___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK20___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK20___ Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK57___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . Cape ___MASK45___ Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in ___MASK66___ ___MASK36___ , Australia . It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth . The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle . The relatively undisturbed eucalyptus wooded savannahs , tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognized for their global environmental significance , but native wildlife is threatened by introduced species and weeds . ___MASK66___ ___MASK36___ , or Tropical North ___MASK36___ , is the northernmost part of the state of ___MASK36___ , Australia . Centered on the city of Cairns , the region stretches north to the Torres Strait , and west to the Gulf Country . The region has Australia ' s only international border , with the independent nation of Papua New Guinea . Cape ___MASK80___ is a ___MASK70___ in ___MASK36___ , Australia , located 1 , 711 km northwest of Brisbane . Its main features are the rocky headlands of Cape ___MASK80___ , granite boulders of the ___MASK80___ Range and beaches of Bathurst Bay . The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part ___MASK20___ Australia ' s Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities . It is a vast multiple - use Marine Park which supports a wide range ___MASK20___ uses , including commercial marine tourism , fishing , ports and shipping , recreation , scientific research and Indigenous traditional use . Fishing and the removal ___MASK20___ artefacts or wildlife ( fish , coral , seashells , etc .) is strictly regulated , and commercial shipping traffic must stick to certain specific defined shipping routes that avoid the most sensitive areas ___MASK20___ the park . The Great Barrier Reef is the largest and best known coral reef ecosystem in the world . Its reefs , almost 3000 in total , represent about 10 per cent ___MASK20___ all the coral reef areas in the world . It is supports an amazing variety ___MASK20___ biodiversity , providing a home to thousands ___MASK20___ coral and other invertebrate species , bony fish , sharks , rays , marine mammals , marine turtles , sea snakes , as well as algae and other marine plants . ___MASK36___ ( abbreviated as QLD ) is the second - largest and third - most - populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia . Situated in the north - east of the country , it is bordered by the Northern Territory , South Australia and New South Wales to the west , south - west and south respectively . To the east , ___MASK36___ is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean . ___MASK36___ has a population of 4 , 750 , 500 , concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state ' s South East . The state is the world ' s sixth largest sub - national entity , with an area of 1 , 852 , 642 km . The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane , Australia ' s third largest city . Often referred to as the " Sunshine State ", ___MASK36___ is home to 10 of Australia ' s 30 largest cities and is the nation ' s third largest economy . Tourism in the state , fuelled largely by its warm tropical climate , is a major industry . Cape ___MASK80___ is a headland on the eastern coast ___MASK20___ the Cape York Peninsula in Australia . To its west lies Princess Charlotte Bay . It is part ___MASK20___ the Cape ___MASK80___ National Park . Pipon Island is about six km north ___MASK20___ the cape and Hales Island about two km east , both part ___MASK20___ the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park . King Island lies several kilometres to the north west ___MASK20___ the cape . The highest peak on the cape is Abbey Peak , which named in 1901 by Commander Munro . R . N . , while aboard HMS Dart . The cape consists ___MASK20___ granite outcrops which formed 250 million years ago . Princess ___MASK74___ Bay is a large bay on the ___MASK60___ coast ___MASK20___ ___MASK66___ ___MASK36___ at the base ___MASK20___ Cape York Peninsula , 350 km north northwest ___MASK20___ Cairns . Princess ___MASK74___ Bay is a part ___MASK20___ the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and it is a habitat for the dugong . ___MASK30___ , is a major city on the east coast ___MASK20___ ___MASK66___ ___MASK36___ in Australia . The city is the 5th most populous in ___MASK36___ and 14th overall in Australia . ___MASK85___ is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state ___MASK20___ ___MASK36___ , and the third most populous city in Australia . ___MASK85___ ' s metropolitan area has a population ___MASK20___ 2 . 3 million , and the South East ___MASK36___ urban conurbation , centred on ___MASK85___ , encompasses a population ___MASK20___ more than 3 . 4 million . The ___MASK85___ central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend ___MASK20___ the ___MASK85___ River , about from its mouth at Moreton Bay . The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain ___MASK20___ the ___MASK85___ River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range , sprawling across several ___MASK20___ Australia ' s most populous local government areas ( LGAs ), most centrally the City ___MASK20___ ___MASK85___ , which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation . The demonym ___MASK20___ ___MASK85___ is Brisbanite . The dugong (; " Dugong dugon ") is a medium - sized marine mammal . It is one ___MASK20___ four living species ___MASK20___ the order Sirenia , which also includes three species ___MASK20___ manatees . It is the only living representative ___MASK20___ the once - diverse family Dugongidae ; its closest modern relative , Steller ' s sea cow (" Hydrodamalis gigas "), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century . The dugong is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal . ___MASK49___ Bay is the name ___MASK20___ a 19th - century peninsula settlement that is now a tourist attraction on Cape York in ___MASK94___ ___MASK36___ , Australia , near the Great Barrier Reef . The British first settled ___MASK49___ Bay sometime in the early - 19th Century . The settlement had few tradable goods because ___MASK20___ its climate and terrain . The site became important in the mid - to late - 19th Century as an anchorage for the pearling fleet , which was discovering valuable oyster pearls . By the 1890s , the pearling fleet was the only reason for continued settlement .