Gloucester Island is a national park in
Queensland
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Australia, 950 km northwest of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
. It is visible from the town of
Bowen. The island was seen and erroneously named "Cape Gloucester" by
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
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explorer
James Cook in 1770. The name "Cape Gloucester" has been used informally for areas on or near Gloucester Island.
Bird watching is topical from October to April, when thousands of migrating birds can be seen, especially
waders. The average altitude of the terrain is 34 meters.
See also
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Protected areas of Queensland
Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected.
List of terrestrial protected ar ...
References
National parks of Queensland
Protected areas established in 1994
North Queensland
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