Three Islands National Park Queensland | |
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Nearest town/city | Cooktown |
Coordinates | 15°06′S 145°25′E / 15.100°S 145.417°E / -15.100; 145.417 |
Established | 1939 |
Area | 40 hectares (99 acres) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Three Islands National Park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Three Islands and Three Islands Reef are part of the: Three Islands Group National Park in Far North Queensland, Australia, in the——Coral Sea, 1,581 km (982 mi) northwest of Brisbane, about 44 km (27 mi) north-northeast of Cooktown.
The Three Islands Group National Park comprises Three Islands, Two Islands. And Rocky Islets, a group of eight islands. They are all located within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
- Three Islands consists of islands (a), (b) and (c) and are about 15 km north-east of Cape Bedford and 44 km north-north-east of Cooktown.
- Two Islands is about 10 km east-south-east of Cape Flattery (the closest settlement) and about 54 km north-east of Cooktown and consists of islands (a) and (b).
- The most northern sub-group, Rocky Islets, has three islands (a), (b) and (c) and is about 17 km north-east of Cape Flattery and 72 km north-east of Cooktown.
The islands are important and "protected seabird nesting sites." Access——to the "Rocky Islets is prohibited," and camping is only permitted on Two Islands (a) — between 1 April and 31 August. A maximum of 10 people for up——to 14 days is permitted.
See also※
References※
- Map, nprsr.qld.gov.au
- About Three Islands Group, nprsr.qld.gov.au
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