Hinchinbrook Island National Park is Australia's largest island national park. It is situated along the Cassowary Coast

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, Australia. The nearest capital city is

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approximately 1,240 kms to the south. Lucinda is 135 km or 1.5 hours drive north of

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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 Hinchinbrook Island (or Pouandai to the Biyaygiri people) is an island in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It lies east of Cardwell and north of Lucinda, separated from the north-eastern coast of Queensland by the narrow H ...

, including

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(), Mount Diamantina () and Mount Straloch (). The park contains the

Thorsborne Trail The Thorsborne Trail is a popular long-distance bushwalking trail in Queensland, Australia. It runs along the east coast of Hinchinbrook Island National Park and is long. The island is part of Wet Tropics of Queensland. It has been described as ...

for hikers.

Situation

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

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and

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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 The Brook Islands National Park is a national park in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, 1246 km northwest of Brisbane, with an area of 0.9 km2. It was established in 1994 and comprises three islands (North, Tween and Mid ...

and Family Islands National Park.

References

* Hema maps. (1997). ''Discover Australia's National Parks''. pp 178 – 179

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{{National Parks of Queensland National parks of Far North Queensland Protected areas established in 1932 1932 establishments in Australia

Situation

Other conservation parks nearby

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