| Green Island National Park Queensland | |
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  Green Island National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cairns |
| Coordinates | 16°45′35″S 145°58′28″E / 16.75972°S 145.97444°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 |
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]
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]
- ^ "Green Island National Park (entry 14741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
xqnpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service". Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2007.