Three Islands National Park

Updated on Sep 28, 2024

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Area 40 ha Nearest town or city Cooktown		Established 1939

Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Website Three Islands National Park See also Protected areas of Queensland Address Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Hope Vale QLD 4895, Australia Managing authority Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Management Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Similar Mount Webb National, Claremont Isles National, Halifax Bay Wetlands National, Grey Peaks National Park, Blackwood National Park

Three Islands and Three Islands Reef are part of the Three Islands Group National Park in Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea, 1,581 km (982 mi) northwest of Brisbane, about 44 km (27 mi) north-northeast of Cooktown.

The Three Islands Group National Park comprises Three Islands, Two Islands and Rocky Islets, a group of eight islands. They are all located within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Three Islands consists of islands (a), (b) and (c) and are about 15 km north-east of Cape Bedford and 44 km north-north-east of Cooktown.

Two Islands is about 10 km east-south-east of Cape Flattery (the closest settlement) and about 54 km north-east of Cooktown and consists of islands (a) and (b).

The most northern sub-group, Rocky Islets, has three islands (a), (b) and (c) and is about 17 km north-east of Cape Flattery and 72 km north-east of Cooktown.

The islands are important and protected seabird nesting sites. Access to the Rocky Islets is prohibited, and camping is only permitted on Two Islands (a) — between 1 April and 31 August. A maximum of 10 people for up to 14 days is permitted.

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Three Islands National Park Wikipedia

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