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Island in Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hicks Island is an island about 1 km southeast of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, in Temple Bay about 200 km northeast of Kutini-Payamu National Park and Lockhart River in the Cape York Peninsula.[1] It is around 160 hectares (395.4 acres) in size.[1] This island is part of the Home Islands Group.
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Location | Northern Australia |
Coordinates | 11.983°S 143.269°E |
Area | 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
Administration | |
State | Queensland |
Hicks Island is also part of the Cape York to Cape Grenville Islands Important Bird Area.[2] The island is inhabited by species such as the pied imperial-pigeon, bridled tern, roseate tern and lesser crested tern.
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