Hinchinbrook Island
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This article is about the island in Australia. For the island in Alaska, see Hinchinbrook Island (Alaska).
Hinchinbrook Island (or Pouandai to the Biyaygiri people)[2] is an island in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] It lies east of Cardwell and north of Lucinda, separated from the north-eastern coast of Queensland by the narrow Hinchinbrook Channel. Hinchinbrook Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and wholly protected within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park, except for a small and abandoned resort. It is the largest island on the Great Barrier Reef.[4] It is also the largest island national park in Australia.[5][6]
Quick Facts Native name: Pouandai, Geography ...
Native name: Pouandai | |
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Geography | |
Location | Coral Sea |
Coordinates | 18.362°S 146.236°E / -18.362; 146.236 (Hinchinbrook Island) |
Area | 393 km2 (152 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 52 km (32.3 mi) |
Width | 10 km (6 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,121 m (3678 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Bowen |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Queensland |
LGA | Cassowary Coast Region |
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