| Green Island National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Nearest town/city: | Cairns |
| Coordinates: | |
| Area: | 12ha |
| Managing authorities: | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Official site: | Green Island National Park |
Green Island National Park[1] is a protected area declared over a small (12 ha) coral cay known to the local Gungganyji Aboriginal peoples as Dabuukji. Green Island (originally Dabuukji) is a very popular coral cay offshore from Cairns, located within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
It is 27 km offshore from Cairns (1394 km northwest of Brisbane), [[Queensland], can be accessed by a choice of boats leaving daily from Cairns, and is reputed to be the most visited (popular) island National Park within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area[2]
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Park Features
This island is a true coral cay formed over thousands of years by the build-up of sand and coral rubble deposited on the calm side of a platform reef. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The Great Barrier Reef is the largest Coral reef system in the world composed of over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for 2600 kilometres (1600 mi The island is covered in tropical vine forest which supports a diversity of birds and insects. The surrounding coral reef is home to many kinds of corals, clams, fish, stingrays and other reef life. Green and hawksbill turtles are seen offshore. [2]
Green Island has been a popular tourist resort for more than a century. The island became a national park in 1937, 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. . [2]
External links
- Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Webpage Accessed 20 November 2007.
- Green Island Green Island History, Information and Activities.
- Green Island Day Trips Ocean Free, a charter company sailing to Green Island daily.
- Green Island Resort website.
- Australian Explorer Green Island page, a brief outline and some photographs.
- Walkabout Australian travel guide: A brief history and "things to see" on Green Island.
- Queensland Holidays: Green Island
See also
References
- ^ Queensland Government Placenames
- ^ a b c Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service Webpage Accessed20November 2007
This Queensland protected areas related article is a stub. Queensland is the second largest mainland state in Australia. Green Island (originally Dabuukji) is a very popular coral cay offshore from Cairns, located within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic