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Hinchinbrook Island National Park is Australia's largest island national park. It is situated along the Cassowary Coast Queensland, Australia. The nearest capital city is Brisbane approximately 1,240 kms to the south. Lucinda is 135 km or 1.5 hours drive north of Townsville being the closest North Queensland provincial city. Cairns a Far North Queensland provincial city is two and a half to 3 hours drive north from Cardwell. The main geographical features in the park are the rugged Hinchinbrook Island, including Mount Bowen (1,121 m, 3,678 ft), The Thumb (981 m, 3,219 ft), Mount Diamantina (953 m, 3,127 ft) and Mount Straloch (922 m, 3,025 ft).[2]

Hinchinbrook Island National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Hinchinbrook Island, 2006
Hinchinbrook Island National Park
Nearest town or city	Cardwell
Coordinates	18°22′55″S 146°14′49″E
Established	1932
Area	399 km2 (154.1 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Hinchinbrook Island National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

The park contains the Thorsborne Trail for hikers.

Situation

The Hinchinbrook Island National Park includes 393 km² area of Hinchinbrook Island.[3] The continental island has a mountainous interior providing diverse refuges for endemic and Endangered Species, such as dugong and green turtle.[4]

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

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

• Hema maps. (1997). Discover Australia's National Parks. pp 178 – 179 Random House. ISBN 1-875992-47-2

External links

Media related to Hinchinbrook Island at Wikimedia Commons

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