Three Islands Group National Park

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Three Islands Group National Park
Three Islands Group National Park (Queensland)
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Coordinates: 15 ° 6 ′ 46 ″  S , 145 ° 25 ′ 13 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Tropical rainforest, sandy beaches
Next city: Cooktown
Surface: 75.4 ha
Founding: 1939
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The Three Islands Group National Park (English: Three Islands Group National Park ) is a national park in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland . It is 1,581 kilometers north of Brisbane and 60 kilometers northeast of Cooktown .

The National Parks Endeavor River , Mount Webb , Starcke and Lizard Island are in the vicinity .

National nature

The three islands are part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Site . Dense, green rainforest covers them. Sandy beaches line the islands on the continental shelf, which are surrounded by coral reefs .

tourism

Camping in the national park is permitted, but there are no special facilities. Many sea and beach birds can be observed.

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. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 15
  4. ↑ a b c Three Islands National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved December 6, 2012