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Marpa National Park

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Nearest town or city
  
Coen

Area
  
43 ha

Website
  
Marpa National Park

Established
  
1989

Marpa National Park

Managing authorities
  
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

See also
  
Protected areas of Queensland

Management
  
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Similar
  
Three Islands National, Claremont Isles National, Mount Webb National, Blackwood National Park, Mount Cook National

Cliff Island is a national park at Yarraden on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1,757 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park west of Cape Melville in Princess Charlotte Bay. The park is a restricted access area in order to protect cultural resource of the islands traditional owners, the Lama Lama people.

The national park was formerly known as Cliff Islands National Park. The alteration was part of new process where parks on the Cape York Peninsula are jointly managed between Aboriginal land trusts and the state government under the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007.

It comprises three small sandstone islands. Ronganhu is positioned to the north, Errewerrpinha in the west and Olilu to the south. The islands have remained in pristine condition. The islands are home to a number of important bird species, including the beach stone-curlew, eastern curlew and sooty oystercatcher. Also seen around the islands are the white-bellied sea-eagle, peregrine falcon and eastern osprey. Fringing reefs and seagrass beds are found in the surrounding waters. Green turtles nest on the beaches.

Facilities

There are no roads, walking tracks or public facilities. Camping is not permitted.

References

Marpa National Park Wikipedia