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The Hinchinbrook Channel is a
The Hinchinbrook Channel is a channel
Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to:
Geography
* Channel (geography), in physical geography, a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water.
Australia
* Channel Country, region of outback Austral ...
between the Australian mainland and Hinchinbrook Island. It runs for 44 km between Oyster Point, just south of Cardwell
Cardwell may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cardwell, Queensland
United States
*Cardwell, Missouri
*Cardwell, Montana
* Cardwell Hall, Kansas State University
Canada
*Cardwell Parish, New Brunswick
People
*Alvin B. Cardwell (1902–1992), America ...
, and Lucinda in Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf C ...
. The Aboriginal name for the channel is Bolan Milbirmi. The Herbert River flows into the channel's southern point. The channel includes 164 km2 of mangrove swamps and 109 km2 of open water.
The Hinchinbrook Channel is protected within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Dugong feed and seek habitat in the sea grass patches along the channel seafloor. The channel is bordered by extensive, deltaic mangrove forests. The northern end resembles a bay, more than a narrow channel, with a width of 4 km.
The residence time of the channel is roughly 50 days. This long period is due to the lack of mixing of water in creeks and mangrove forests with offshore water. There is little to no current in the channel.
See also
* Goold Island National ParkReferences
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