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  1. Elk Island National Park

    Infobox Protected area name Elk Island National Park iucn category II map Canadian National Parks Location.png map caption Elk Island National Park Location locator x 65 locator y 155 location Alberta ... Canada Elk Island National Park lang fr parc national Elk Island , is one of 43 National Parks of Canada national parks and park reserves administered by the Parks Canada Agency. This island of conservation ... Elk Island National Park Elk Island National Park is situated in the Beaverhills Alberta Beaverhills ... Swan . Wildlife management True to its roots, Elk Island National Park still maintains a thriving ... to Elk Island, raising hope for a sustainable population. Elk Island National Park also remains ... steppe bison . Bison conservation Image Bison Elk Island.jpg thumb Bison in the Elk Island National Park Elk Island National Park has a prominent history in large ungulate conservation. As early ... evaded capture and became the ancestors of today s herd in Elk Island National Park. In 2007, there were ... river in Wood Buffalo National Park. In 1965, 23 of these bison were relocated to the south side of Elk Island National Park and remain there today as the most genetically pure wood bison remaining. In 2007, the wood bison population in Elk Island National Park was estimated at 315. Activities and facts Elk Island National Park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year round. Park User Fees ... Portal Geography of Canada Commons category Elk Island National Park of Canada National Parks of Canada ... Parks and Mountain Guide http www.canadian travel.ca places 7 elk island national park of canada Elk Island National Park profile National Film Board of Canada documentary http www.nfb.ca film elk ... Parque Nacional Elk Island eo Nacia Parko de Insulo Elk fr Parc national Elk Island nl Nationaal park ... the federal government to set up an elk sanctuary, calling it Elk Park . Elk Island Park was later ...?id 3089&pid 0 ref Wildlife Image Day277belkislandh.JPG thumb Pelicans in the Park Elk Island ...   more details



  1. Elk Island

    Elk Island may refer to Elk Island electoral district , a federal electoral district in the province of Alberta, Canada Elk Island Richland County, Montana , an island in the Yellowstone River Elk Island Flathead County, Montana , an island in Hungry Horse Reservoir A fictional island motif used in cartoon television series Hey Arnold and Arthur TV series Arthur . geodis ...   more details



  1. Norfolk Island National Park

    File Norfolk Island Captain Cook lookout2.jpg thumb right 300px Captain Cook lookout within the Norfolk Island National Park File Norfolk Island Philip Island.jpg thumb right 300px View across to the larger Phillip Island Norfolk Island Phillip Island in the distance. In the foreground is the smaller Nepean Island Norfolk Island National Park is a protected area of 6.50 km established in 1984 and managed by the Commonwealth of Australia. It comprises two sections, the Mount Pitt section on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific Ocean with an area of 4.60 km and the neighbouring 1.90 km Phillip Island Norfolk Island Phillip Island , as well as the much smaller Nepean Island Norfolk Island Nepean Island . The Norfolk Island group is an Australia n territory and the park is managed by Parks Australia . It is the only place in the world where the Norfolk Island Parakeet and the White chested White eye occur. Management aims for the Norfolk Island National Park are to protect and restore populations of native plants and animals, natural ecosystems and ecological processes, and to provide for appropriate recreational opportunities for Norfolk Island residents and visitors . References Anon. 2000 . http www.environment.gov.au parks publications pubs norfolk plan.pdf Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden. Plans of Management . Environment Australia Canberra. ISBN 0 642 54667 3 External links http www.deh.gov.au parks norfolk Norfolk Island National Park coord 29 04 S 167 56 E display title region AU type landmark source dewiki Category National parks of Australia Category Geography of Norfolk Island Category Environment of Norfolk Island Category 1984 establishments in Australia NorfolkIsland geo stub bg de Norfolk Island National Park fr Parc national de l le Norfolk ...   more details



  1. Hinchinbrook Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Hinchinbrook Island National Park iucn category II image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 225 locator y 53 nearest town or city Cardwell, Queensland Cardwell coordinates coord 18 13 46 S 146 13 58 E type landmark region AU area 399 km established 1932 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks hinchinbrook index.html Hinchinbrook Island National Park Hinchinbrook Island National Park is situated along the Cassowary Coast Queensland , Australia . The nearest capital city is Brisbane approx. 1240  km to the south. Cardwell is 2.0 drive north of Townsville being the closest North Queensland provincial city. Cairns a Far North Queensland provincial city is 2.5 hours drive north from Cardwell. The Hinchinbrook Island National Park covers 393  km , ref Ellison, J., 2000. http www.ramsar.org cda ramsar display main main.jsp?zn ramsar&cp 1 30 101 5E21183 4000 0 Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention , Chapt. 5 Ed. Hails, A.J. Case Study 1 Australia, Mangroves on Hinchinbook Island. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville, QLD. Australia. ref being Australia s largest island National Park. The continental island has a mountainous interior providing diverse refuges for endemic and Endangered Species . Other conservation parks nearby These continental islands which are part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park are Goold Island National Park , Brook Islands National Park and Family Islands National Park . See also Portal Queensland Protected areas of Queensland References Reflist Hema maps. 1997 . Discover Australia s National Parks . pp 178 179 Random House . ISBN 1 875992 47 2 Category National parks of Far North Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1932 Category 1932 establishments in Australia Queensland protected area stub es Parque Nacional Isla Hinchinbrook ...   more details



  1. South Island National Park

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Missing image removed Image LizardIs.jpg right South Island is a national park in Queensland Australia , 692  km northwest of Brisbane, Australia Brisbane and the island is part of the Lizard Island Group and is South of Lizard Island situated 270  km north of Cairns, Queensland. Fact sheet Area 16.20  km geographic coordinates Coordinates Coord 21 45 09 S 150 19 50 E type landmark region AU Date of establishment 1941 Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service World Conservation Union IUCN category II Lizard Island is a high granite island about 7 square kilometres in size, with three smaller islands nearby Palfrey, South and Bird . Together these islands form the Lizard Island Group and their well developed fringing reef encircles the 10 metre deep Blue Lagoon. The only settlements on the island are the Research Station, the Lizard Island Resort operated by Voyages Hotels & Resorts and a basic camping area operated by the Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service. All islands in the Lizard Island Group are part of the Lizard Island National Park , administered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Lizard Island is situated in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, administered jointly by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency. Permits are required for all manipulative research in the Lizard Island Group and the waters surrounding it. The Lizard Island Group is a mid shelf reef, situated 30 kilometres from the Australian mainland. Most reef and island types characteristic of the Great Barrier Reef are accessible from the Research Station. During his epic voyage of 1770, Captain James Cook climbed the peak on Lizard Island to chart a course out ... Category National parks of Queensland Category Islands of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1941 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Sur ...   more details



  1. Green Island National Park

    official site http www.epa.qld.gov.au projects park index.cgi?parkid 208 Green Island National Park Green Island National Park ref http www.nrw.qld.gov.au property placenames detail.php?id 14741 Queensland ... from Cairns, and is reputed to be the most visited popular island National Park within the Great Barrier ... find a park or forest green island national park Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service Webpage Accessed 20 November 2007 ref Park features Green Island Queensland Green Island is a true ...for the coral cay Green Island Queensland Infobox protected area of Australia name Green Island National Park iucn category II image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 225 locator y 43 nearest town or city Cairns coordinates coord 16 45 47 S 145 58 11 E type landmark region AU area 12 ha established ... to the local Gungganyji Aboriginal peoples as Green Island, Queensland Dabuukji . The Gungganyji people used the island as an initiation ground. ref name xqnp It is 27  km offshore from Cairns ... side of a platform reef. The island is covered in tropical vine forest which supports a diversity ... than 60 species of bird are found on the island. ref name xqnp cite book title Explore Queensland s National Parks year 2008 publisher Explore Australia Publishing location Prahran, Victoria isbn 978 1 74117 245 4 pages 22 ref Green Island has been a popular tourist resort for more than a century. The island became a national park in 1937, ref name xqnp a marine park in 1974 and part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in 1981. Today the island, reef and beaches are managed together as a recreation area. ref name QPWS01 Camping on the island is not permitted. A small luxury resort is built on the island with daily ferry services providing access. See also portal Queensland Protected ... www.australianexplorer.com green island.htm Australian Explorer Green Island page, a brief outline and some photographs. Category National parks of Far North Queensland Category Protected areas established ...   more details



  1. French Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name French Island National Park iucn category II image caption location map Australia Victoria highways lat 38.3307 long 145.38824 nearest town or city Melbourne, Australia Melbourne coordinates coord 38.3307 145.38824 type landmark region AU format dms display inline,title area convert 11050 ha established 1998 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Parks Victoria official site http parkweb.vic.gov.au explore parks french island national park French Island National Park French Island National Park is located on French Island Victoria French Island in Western Port , Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . ref name pv Citation title French Island National Park url http parkweb.vic.gov.au explore parks french island national park work Official website publisher Parks Victoria accessdate 2012 01 29 ref ref name CAPAD08 Citation title Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database CAPAD08 url http www.environment.gov.au parks nrs science capad.html publisher Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities, Commonwealth of Australia year 2008 accessdate 2012 01 29 ref The park comprises convert 11050 ha with a diverse range of habitats including mangrove salt marsh es and open woodland . See also Protected areas of Victoria Australia References reflist National Parks of Victoria Category National parks of Victoria Australia Category Protected areas established in 1997 Category 1997 establishments in Australia Category Western Port de French Island Nationalpark ...   more details



  1. Magnetic Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Magnetic Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 19 06 51 S 146 52 01 E type landmark region AU QLD display inline,title area Convert 27.90 km2 sqmi 2 abbr on established 1954 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site Magnetic Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia, 1122  km northwest of Brisbane , lying just off the coast from the city of Townsville . It occupies more than half of the area of Magnetic Island . Most of the park is in the western part of the island. References reflist Unreferenced date August 2009 See also Protected areas of Queensland Category National parks of Queensland Category North Queensland Category IUCN Category II Category Protected areas established in 1954 Queensland national park stub NorthQueensland stub es Parque Nacional Isla Magn tica ...   more details



  1. Curtis Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Curtis Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 23 31 49 S 151 13 16 E type landmark region AU QLD display inline,title area Convert 15.50 km2 sqmi 2 abbr on established 1909 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site url http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks curtis island index.html Curtis Island National Park and Conservation Park Curtis Island is an island that contains Curtis Island National Park. It is in Queensland , Australia , 474  km northwest of Brisbane and 40 kilometres southeast of Rockhampton, Queensland Rockhampton . The islands features coastal heaths, littoral rainforest, sand dunes and beach ridges and salt flats. ref name aci cite web url http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks curtis island about.html title About Curtis Island date 9 December 2010 publisher Department of Environment and Resource Management accessdate 7 November 2011 ref The national park encompasses the Cape Capricorn headland. No facilities are provided for campers. Bush camping is permitted in three camp grounds. Southern parts of the island are being heavily developed for multiple coal seam gas export facilities including natural gas liquefaction plants. ref name qclngp cite web url http www.qgc.com.au 01 cms details.asp?ID 5 title The Queensland Curtis LNG Project publisher QGC accessdate 7 November 2011 ref ref name cite web url http www.glng.com.au title GLNG date 1 November 2011 accessdate 7 November 2011 ref See also Portal Queensland Port of Gladstone Protected areas of Queensland References Reflist National Parks of Queensland Category National parks of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1909 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Curtis fr Parc national de l le Curtis ...   more details



  1. Nymph Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Nymph Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 14 39 20 S 145 15 03 E type landmark region AU QLD display inline,title area Convert 0.65 km2 sqmi 2 abbr on established 1980 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site Nymph Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 1636  km northwest of Brisbane . It is circular, with a lagoon in the center. The island is only about a kilometre in diameter. No point on the island appears to exceed 30 metres about 100 feet in altitude. See also Protected areas of Queensland Category National parks of Queensland Category Islands of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1980 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Ninfa ...   more details



  1. Quoin Island National Park

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox protected area of Australia name Quoin Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 12 24 21 S 143 29 17 E type landmark region AU QLD display inline,title area Convert 20,000 m2 yd2 0 abbr on established 1989 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site Quoin Island is a national park in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland , Australia , 1947  km northwest of Brisbane . It is a terrestrial oasis in a desert of water situated about 30  km North East of Iron Range National Park and Lockhart River, Queensland LockhartRiver in the Cape Weymouth area. See also Protected areas of Queensland Category Islands of Queensland Category National parks of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1989 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Quoin ...   more details



  1. Repulse Island National Park

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox protected area of Australia name Repulse Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 20 34 57 S 148 51 42 E type landmark region AU display inline,title area Convert 1.51 km2 sqmi 2 abbr on established 1994 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site Repulse Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 875  km northwest of Brisbane, Australia Brisbane . See also Protected areas of Queensland Category National parks of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1994 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Repulse ...   more details



  1. Moreton Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Moreton Island National Park iucn category II image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 273 locator y 120 nearest town or city Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane coordinates coord 27 3 9 S 153 23 28 E type landmark region AU area 168 km established 1966 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks moreton island index.html Moreton Island National Park Moreton Island National Park is a national park which covers 98 of Moreton Island in Queensland , Australia , 58  km northeast of Brisbane, Australia Brisbane . It has three main townships, Bulwer, Queensland Bulwer , Cowan Cowan and Kooringal. The island is home to Queensland s oldest operating lighthouse located at Cape Moreton on the northern tip of the island. ref name xqnp cite book title Explore Queensland s National Parks year 2008 publisher Explore Australia Publishing location Prahran, Victoria isbn 978 1 74117 245 4 pages 34 35 ref The township of Cowan was home to the Australian soldiers during WWII and many relics remain on the island. Access to the park was restricted during s clean up of oil from the 2009 southeast Queensland oil spill . ref cite news url http www.brisbanetimes.com.au ... Marine Park Protected areas of Queensland References Reflist Category National parks of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1966 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Moreton pl Moreton Island National Park ... thumb right 220px Moreton Island Fauna The park contains mostly heath and open forests of scribbly ... Media ref Activities such as bushwalking, fishing and watersports are popular in the park. Humpback ... Plover Access to the island is via the MICAT vehicle ferry service from Lytton, Queensland Lytton ... Trader from Amity Point, Queensland Amity Point on North Stradbroke Island . The Combie ...   more details



  1. Gloucester Island National Park

    Unreferenced date October 2007 Infobox protected area of Australia name Gloucester Island National Park iucn category II image Gloucester Island Allan Henderson.jpg caption Gloucester Island locator x locator y nearest town or city Bowen, Queensland Bowen coordinates Coord 20 00 55 S 148 27 18 E type landmark region AU QLD display inline,title area Convert 29.60 km2 sqmi 2 abbr on established 1994 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site Gloucester Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 950  km northwest of Brisbane . It is visible from the town of Bowen. The island was seen and erroneously named Cape Gloucester by United Kingdom British explorer James Cook in 1770. The name Cape Gloucester has been used informally for areas on or near Gloucester Island. See also Portal Queensland Protected areas of Queensland 1stVoyageCookAus National Parks of Queensland Category National parks of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1994 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Gloucester ...   more details



  1. Cliff Island National Park

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox protected area of Australia name Cliff Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 14.226 143.793 type landmark region AU QLD display inline,title area Convert 0.43 km2 sqmi 2 abbr on established 1989 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site Cliff Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 1757  km northwest of Brisbane . It is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park east of Cape Melville in Princess Charlotte Bay . See also Protected areas of Queensland Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Category National parks of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1989 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Cliff ...   more details



  1. Bribie Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Bribie Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 26 52 02 S 153 07 36 E type landmark region AU display inline,title area Convert 49 km2 sqmi 1 abbr on established 1994 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks bribie island index.html Bribie Island Recreation Area Bribie Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 68  km north of Brisbane . The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island . The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands are protected within the Moreton Bay Marine Park . ref name smhbi Cite news url http www.smh.com.au travel travel factsheet bribie island 20081113 5z0w.html title Bribie Island accessdate 6 June 2011 date 1 January 2009 newspaper Sydney Morning Herald publisher Fairfax Media ref Visitors are attracted to the park for angling, boating and the views of nearby Glass House Mountains . Access The beach is accessible by 4WD from Woorim on the east side of the island. However, in order to drive in the national park, one must first acquire a Vehicle Permit from either the Bongaree Caravan Park or the nation parks website. There is also an Inland Track which goes from White Patch in Banksia Beach to the top of the Ocean Beach camping area. Camping There are several camping grounds in the Bribie Island Nation Park. These include ... island camping.html title Bribie Island Recreational Area Camping information date 21 June 2010 publisher ... from the Bongaree Caravan Park or the Queensland Department of Environment and Resources Management ... ci See also Portal Queensland Protected areas of Queensland References Reflist Category National Parks on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1994 Queensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Bribie ...   more details



  1. Orpheus Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Orpheus Island National Park iucn category II image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 227 locator y 55 nearest town or city Ingham, Queensland Ingham coordinates coord 18 37 06 S 146 29 37 E type landmark region AU area convert 13 km sqmi 0 abbr on established 1960 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site http www.epa.qld.gov.au projects park index.cgi?parkid 154 Orpheus Island National Park Orpheus Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia , convert 1189 km mi abbr on northwest of Brisbane , as is Pelorus Island 800 meters to the north. It is part of Shire of Hinchinbrook . Besides Orpheus Island, the national park also includes Albino Rock, which is located 2.6  km Aleast of Palm Island Queensland Palm Island . A research station , operated by James Cook University is located on the island, as is an exclusive resort. Orpheus Island is a continental island. At the census of population 2006, Orpheus had a population of 21 7 mal and 14 female , no families. ref http www.censusdata.abs.gov.au ABSNavigation prenav ProductSelect?newproducttype QuickStats&btnSelectProduct View QuickStats 3E&collection Census&period 2006&areacode SSC37123&geography &method &productlabel &producttype &topic &navmapdisplayed true&javascript true&breadcrumb WLP&topholder 0&leftholder 0¤taction 201&action 401&textversion false 2006 Census QuickStats Palm Island Hinchinbrook Shire ref Palm Island is the closest location with government facilities. The Aboriginal name for this island is Goolboddi Island. The name Orpheus was given to the island in 1887 by Lieutenant G. E. Richards , referring to HMS Orpheus 1861 HMS Orpheus . References references See also List of islands of Australia Queensland List of islands of Queensland Protected areas of Queensland Great Palm Island group Category National parks of Queensland Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Category ...   more details



  1. Restoration Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Restoration Island National Park iucn category II image caption locator x locator y nearest town or city coordinates Coord 12 37 13 S 143 26 49 E type landmark region AU QLD display inline,title area Convert 0.26 km2 sqmi 2 abbr on established 1989 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service official site Restoration Island is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 1928 km northwest of Brisbane, Australia Brisbane and a few hundred metres from Cape Weymouth and the Iron Range National Park . On 29 May 1789, after the mutiny on the Bounty mutiny on the Bounty , William Bligh Captain Bligh and the men who remained loyal to him arrived on the island in the ship s boat. This was the first island they came to, and he named it Restoration Island because the food they found oysters and native fruits greatly restored their spirits and because that date was the anniversary of the Charles II of England Restoration restoration of Charles II of England King Charles II in 1660 . ref gutenberg no 15411 name ... garden 15alone.html Article featuring Restoration Island resident David Glasheen http riverbendnelligen.com dearall2814.html More about Restoration Island and David Glasheen Category National parks of Queensland ... Isla Restauraci n Queensland national park stub ... aborigines using the island rough huts and places fires had been made . He also saw kangaroo tracks ... later in the confined space of an island. When leaving the following day he saw aborigines on an opposite shore, but didn t communicate with them. Today Restoration Island is not just a National Park, one third of the island is leased to David Glasheen, a former businessman who moved to the island in 1993 http www.news.com.au story 0,27574,24846744 1248,00.html . Visitors who want to see the island ... him and his dog living on the island. http www.news.com.au story 0,27574,24846744 1248,00.html References ...   more details



  1. Pigeon Island National Park

    Infobox Protected area name Pigeon Island National Park iucn category II photo Sri Lanka Trincomalee Pigeon Island.JPG photo caption Pigeon Island map Gislanka locator.svg map caption Pigeon Island National Park locator x 180 locator y 110 location Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Eastern Province , Sri Lanka ... Conservation Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine park marine national park s of Sri Lanka . The national park is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli , a coastal town in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Eastern Province . The island s name derives from the Rock Pigeon which has colonized it. The national park contains some of the best ... Pigeons.asp title Pigeon Island National Park work iwmi.org publisher International Water Management Institute accessdate 2009 06 22 ref Pigeon Island was designated as a sanctuary in 1963. In 2003 it was redesignated as a national park . This national park is the 17th in Sri Lanka. The island ... 2005 work Daily News accessdate 2009 06 22 ref Physical features Pigeon Island consists of two islands large pigeon island and small pigeon island. The large pigeon island is fringed by a coral reef , and is about 200  m long and 100  m wide. The small pigeon island is surrounded by rocky islets. The national park is situated within the Geography of Sri Lanka Ecological zones dry zone ... date 2009 edition 2nd pages 220 221 isbn 955 573 346 5 accessdate 2009 06 22 ref Pigeon Island ... island s coral reef s vegetation is dominated by Acropora spp. with some Montipora spp. ref name iwmi ... species of corals and 300 coral reef fishes recorded around the Trincomalee area are found in the national park. Juvenile and adult Blacktip reef shark are seen around the shallow coral areas. Hawksbill turtle , Green turtle and Olive Ridley are the visiting sea turtle s of the coral reef. The island ... are the main economic usages of the coral reef. ref name iwmi The pigeon island is also used ...   more details



  1. Fitzroy Island National Park

    for the continental island Fitzroy Island, Queensland Infobox protected area of Australia name Fitzroy Island National Park iucn category II image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 225 locator ... detail.php?id 39456 Queensland Placenames Listing for Fitzroy Island National Park Accessed 16 November ... Service official site http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks fitzroy island index.html Fitzroy Island National Park Fitzroy Island National Park is a gazetted protected area covering Fitzroy Island, Queensland also called Koba or Gabar , a Continental island Continental islands continental island ... title Place Name Details Fitzroy Island work Property, Title and Valuations publisher Queensland ... accessdate 2009 05 17 ref The Aboriginal people particularly connected to this Island are the Kobaburra ... language group. ref name QPWS cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Fitzroy Island National Park work publisher Queensland Government date url http www.epa.qld.gov.au parks and forests find a park or forest fitzroy island national park format doi accessdate 2009 05 17 Dead link date September 2010 bot H3llBot ref As a Queensland National Park the natural and cultural resources of the Island itself down to high tide are protected by the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and much of the island is therefore off limits to visitors. Most visitors remain on the sheltered western side of the island, where the jetty, resort and best snorkeling can be found. The island Image welcomebay.jpg thumb Welcome Bay, Fitzroy Island Fitzroy Island is a Continental island Continental islands continental island , not a Cay coral cay . It became an island when sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age , flooding a plain between a hill that is now Fitzroy Island, and what is now Cape Grafton ... side of the island, and lush rainforest on its shore. Image FitzroyBeach.JPG thumb left Coral Beach, Fitzroy Island Fitzroy Island has been put to many uses by humankind. It is part of the traditional ...   more details



  1. Christmas Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Christmas Island National Park iucn category II image Christmasisland.png ... parks christmas management management.html Christmas Island National Park Christmas Island National Park is a national park occupying most of Christmas Island , an Australia n territory in the Indian Ocean southwest of Indonesia . ref name DEH get cite web title Christmas Island National Park ... Island National Park on 21 February 1980 under the terms of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 . ref name Management Plan The park initially covered the south west corner of the island ... science habitats.html title Christmas Island National Park Habitats work Parks and reserves publisher ... information getting here.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 06 22 ref The park is home to many species of animal and plant life, including the eponymous Christmas Island red crab red crab , whose annual migration sees around 100  million crabs move to the sea to spawn. Christmas Island is the only nesting place for the endangered Abbott s Booby and critically endangered Christmas Island Frigatebird , and the wide range of other endemism endemic species makes the island of significant interest to the scientific community. ref name Management Plan cite book title Christmas Island National Park Management Plan publisher Environment Australia date 2002 isbn 0642548289 url http www.environment.gov.au ... DEH hist cite web title National Park History publisher Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage ... Island red crab Both the waters surrounding the island and its land surface are fecund, and the park ... million of the park s crabs. ref name OECD While the red crab is Christmas Island s most numerous crab ... bowringii . Mammals There are three species of mammal native to the park the Christmas Island Shrew ... in the early 1970s about the effect of phosphate mining on the flora and fauna of Christmas Island ... impact of mining and other commercial activities and advised on measures to protect the island ...   more details



  1. Lizard Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Lizard Island National Park iucn category II image Australia ... http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks lizard island index.html Lizard Island National Park Lizard Island is a national park on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland Australia , 1624  km northwest of Brisbane and part of the Lizard Island Group that also includes Palfrey Island, Queensland Palfrey Island . Geology Lizard Island is a granite island about 10 square kilometres in size, with three smaller islands nearby Palfrey, South and Bird . Together these islands form the Lizard Island Group and their well ... Aside from the national park, Lizard Island also contains a number of other facilities Lizard Island ... all of the islands in the group were declared a national park, which is now administered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. The island is also part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ... Island beach Category National parks of Far North Queensland Category Islands on the Great Barrier ... Nacional Isla Lagarto pl Park Narodowy Lizard Island vi V n qu c gia Lizard Island ... Island was known as Dyiigurra to the Dingaal Aboriginal people and was regarded as a sacred place. It was used .... They saw it as a stingray with Lizard Island being the body and the other islands in the group forming the tail. The local Dingiil Aboriginal people call the island Jiigurru . European History The name Lizard Island was given to it by James Cook Captain Cook when he passed it on 12 August ... Plenty, which occasioned my naming the Island Lizard Island. ref gutenberg no 8106 name Captain Cook s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World ref Cook climbed the peak on Lizard Island to chart a course out to sea through the maze of reefs which confronted him and the island s summit has since been called Cook s Look . By the 1860s the island was being used by b che de mer fishermen who found ... folk heroine Mary Watson , two servants and baby son, modified an abandoned cottage left on the island ...   more details



  1. Goold Island National Park

    Infobox islands name Goold Island National Park local name image name Goold Island.jpg image caption Goold Island image size 300 px locator map Location map Queensland caption float center label Goold Island position bottom lat deg 18 lat min 10 lat sec 01 lat dir S lon deg 146 lon min 10 lon sec 16 lon dir N width 180 map caption Location in Queensland map caption locator map size nickname location coordinates archipelago total islands major islands area km2 8.3 length km width km highest mount elevation m population population as of density km2 ethnic groups country Australia additional info Goold Island is a national park in Queensland Australia , convert 1250 km mi abbr on northwest of Brisbane . The island is close to the northern tip of Hinchinbrook Island off the coast from Cardwell, Queensland Cardwell in Rockingham Bay and is part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area . Covering convert 8.3 km sqmi 1 abbr in the island is located convert 17 km mi 1 abbr on from shore. It is covered ... to be found on and around the island to this day. ref cite web url http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks goold island culture.html title Goold Island National Park Nature, Culture and History accessdate ... islands, the first three of which comprise the Brook Islands National Park . These islands are used ... For many thousands of years before non indigenous peoples arrived into the region, Goold Island ... non indigenous occupation of the region continue to value and consider Goold Island as part of their sea ... 2005, they included Goold Island within Australia s and Queensland s first accredited Traditional ... use of marine resources Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority webpage Accessed 28 June2009 ... months. ref http www.derm.qld.gov.au parks goold island index.html Goold Island camping ref Neighbouring ... Tern s, Roseate Tern s and Little Tern s. The Beach Stone curlew s also makes North Brook Island its ... Oyster Point Protected areas of Queensland Australia References reflist Category National parks ...   more details



  1. Holbourne Island National Park

    Holbourne Island National Park is a national park in Queensland Australia , 983  km northwest of Brisbane . History Image Gothenberg Turtle Shell.jpg thumb left 168px Gothenburg s Turtle Shell Roll Holbourne Island became well known in 1875, when 18 survivors of the shipwreck SS Gothenburg reached its shores. Four survivors arrived on a damaged port lifeboat on 25 February, where they survived by eating raw bird s eggs and drinking rain water that had pooled in the island rocks. The following day, 14 survivors from a starboard lifeboat also landed. Because rescue was uncertain, the survivors engraving engraved their names on the wiktionary Concave concave side of a large turtle shell, which is displayed in the South Australian Museum , on North Terrace in Adelaide . On Sunday, 28 February, 15 of them set off in the starboard lifeboat for an island about convert 20 mi km away to the south, which seemed to be more in the track of ships. A rescue ship sent looking for survivors of the Gothenburg , picked up the group and took them safely to Bowen . The ship subsequently returned to Holbourne Island and rescued the three remaining survivors. ref McInnes, Allan 1982 . Wreck of the Gothenburg Read to a Meeting of the Society on 25 February 1982. ref Present day As well as being a national park, Holbourne Island is well known as a natural bird sanctuary and turtle nest ing area. ref ... national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Holbourne ... tours and charters Australian Government 2008 . Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Retrieved ... Hay Point, Queensland bound for India via Singapore . While passing Holbourne Island, an oil ... about the effect on the island and wildlife, it eventually dispersed naturally out to sea without ... 19 January 2008. ref Holbourne Island is often referred to as part of the Coral Sea Coral Sea s Bermuda ... E type isle region AU display title Category National parks of Queensland Category Islands on the Great ...   more details



  1. Maria Island National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Maria Island National Park br File Maria Island Beach.jpg 250px Maria Island Beach iucn category II image Australia Tasmania location map blank.svg caption Tasmania ... official site http www.parks.tas.gov.au natparks maria index.html Maria Island National Park Maria Island National Park occupies the whole of Maria Island off the east coast of Tasmania , Australia ... for declaring the island a national park. The National Park 1972 In 1972 Maria Island was declared a national park. From the early 1970s various species of fauna were released onto the island ... Snake . Marine features Maria Island National Park includes a marine area which stretches from Fossil ... links http www.parks.tas.gov.au natparks maria index.html Maria Island National Park Official Parks ... Parque Nacional Isla Mar a fr Parc national de Maria Island nl Nationaal park Maria Island ja ... Geese . The island s first ranger was Rex Gatenby. Prior to the island being declared a national ... to Triabunna followed by a ferry ride. The island has had a mixed history, including two convict eras, two industrial eras, a farming era and, finally, becoming the national park that it is today. Maria Island is a mecca for visitors, providing an array of interests for the daytripper or overnight visitor to the island. History First convict era 1825 32 Lieutenant Governor Arthur established ..., and fifty male prisoners, arrived at the island aboard the ship Prince Leopold in March 1825. Initially ..., in August, more permanent buildings were erected using bricks made on the island and sandstone excavated ... buildings were constant problems. First industrial era 1888 96 Maria Island s potential for wine ... Bernacchi. In 1884 Bernacchi secured a long term lease of the island from the Tasmanian Government and the Maria Island Company was formed. Bernacchi renamed Darlington San Diego , and the little ... a small cement works which made use of the island s limestone deposits. The opening of the Grand ...   more details




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