Claremont Isles National Park

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Claremont Isles National Park
Common Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Common Tern ( Thalasseus bergii )
Claremont Isles National Park, Queensland
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Coordinates: 13 ° 56 ′ 15.6 ″  S , 143 ° 45 ′ 15.3 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Coral islands
Next city: 270 km from Cooktown
Surface: 63 ha
Founding: 1989
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Hawksbill sea turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata )
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The Claremont Isles National Park (English Claremont Isles National Park ) is a 63 hectare national park in Queensland , Australia . It is located within the Great Barrier Reef and is therefore part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site .

location

The national park is located 385 kilometers northwest of Cairns on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula in the Coral Sea . The islands are located off Point Stewart north of Princess Charlotte Bay , 55 kilometers east of Coen and 270 kilometers northwest of Cooktown .

In the immediate vicinity are the Marpa , Sandbanks and Flinders Group national parks in the Coral Sea , and KULLA (McIlwraith Range) and Lama Lama on the mainland .

National nature

The archipelago consists of a total of three islands, Fife Island , Pelican Island and Burkitt Island .

fauna

The islands are an important resting and nesting place for birds, so visitors should avoid going ashore, camping is prohibited. Different species of terns live on all islands . The common tern ( Thalasseus bergii ) is particularly common, but the little tern ( Sterna albifrons ), which is threatened with extinction, is also native to the islands.

Burkitt Island is home to a large number of two-colored fruit pigeons ( Ducula bicolor ) and the extensive sandy areas and lagoons are a habitat for migratory birds such as the reef triel ( Esacus giganteus ). Pelican Island is named after a colony of African pelicans that breed here regularly; Wedge-tailed Shearwater ( Puffinus pacificus ) live on Fife Island .

The reefs surrounding the islands and extensive seagrass meadows are an important habitat for dolphins , dugongs and sea ​​turtles . A small colony of Hawksbill sea turtles ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) breeds on Pelican Island .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  2. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d Official Park Website - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
  4. ↑ a b Species List , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012