Hope Islands National Park

Infobox_protected_area_of_Australia | name = Hope Islands National Park
iucn_category = II

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caption =
locator_x = 220
locator_y = 37
nearest_town_or_city = Cooktown
coordinates = coord|15|43|53|S|145|27|26|E|type:landmark_region:AU
area = 1.74 km²
established = 1939
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managing_authorities = Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
official_site = [http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/projects/park/index.cgi?parkid=198 Hope Islands National Park]

Hope Islands National Park is a national park in Queensland (Australia) 1,521 km north-west of Brisbane. The park consists of four islands: East Hope and West Hope as well as Snapper Island and Struck Island.
*The Hope islands are situated approximately 37 km south-east of Cooktown and about 8 km offshore
*Struck Island is a rocky outcrop just off Thornton Beach and south of Cape Tribulation
*Snapper island is about 2 long and is at the mouth of the Daintree River. It is about 20 km north of Port Douglas

Access is via private vessel or by permitted commercial operators.

The Hope islands were named by Lt James Cook in June 1770 just after his HM Bark "Endeavour" struck the nearby Endeavour Reef.

ee also

* Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)