Green Island National Park
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For the coral cay, see Green Island (Queensland).
Green Island National Park is a protected area declared over a small (12 ha) coral cay of Green Island, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is known to the local Gungganyji Aboriginal peoples as Dabuukji. The Gungganyji people used the island as an initiation ground.[2]
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Green Island National Park Queensland | |
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Nearest town or city | Cairns |
Coordinates | 16°45′35″S 145°58′28″E |
Established | 1937 |
Area | 12 ha (30 acres) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Green Island National Park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
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It is 27 km offshore from Cairns (1394 km northwest of Brisbane), Queensland, can be accessed by a choice of boats leaving daily from Cairns, and is reputed to be the most visited (popular) island National Park within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.[3]