Quoin Island National Park

Quoin Island National Park

Quoin Island is a national park in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, 1947 km northwest of Brisbane. It is a terrestrial oasis in a desert of water situated about 30km North East of Iron Range National Park and LockhartRiver in the Cape Weymouth area.

Fact sheet

*"Area:" 20,000 m²
*"Coordinates": coord|12|24|21|S|143|29|17|E|type:landmark_region:AU
*"Date of establishment:" 1989
*"Managing authorities:" Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
*"IUCN category:" II

ee also

* Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)

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