Hinchinbrook Island

This article is about the island in Australia. For the island in Alaska, see Hinchinbrook Island (Alaska).

Hinchinbrook
Native name:
Pouandai
A view of Hinchinbrook Island looking west
Hinchinbrook Island looking west (i-cubed Landsat 7).
Hinchinbrook is located in Queensland
Hinchinbrook
Hinchinbrook
Geography
LocationCoral Sea
Coordinates18°21′43″S 146°14′10″E / 18.362°S 146.236°E / -18.362; 146.236 (Hinchinbrook Island)
Area393 km2 (152 sq mi)[1]
Length52 km (32.3 mi)
Width10 km (6 mi)
Highest elevation1,121 m (3678 ft)
Highest pointMount Bowen
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland
LGACassowary Coast Region

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]

  1. ^ Ellison, J., 2000. Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention, Chapt. 5; Ed. Hails, A.J. Case Study 1: Australia, Mangroves on Hinchinbrook Island. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville, QLD. Australia.
  2. ^ Poignant, Roslyn (2004). Professional Savages, Captive Lives and Western Spectacle. New Haven: Yale. p. 22.
  3. ^ "Hinchinbrook Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 15917)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Hinchinbrook Island". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Hinchinbrook Island". queenslandholidays.com.au. Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  6. ^ Hema maps. (1997). Discover Australia's National Parks. pp 178 – 179 Random House. ISBN 1-875992-47-2