| Fitzroy Island National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Beach on Fitzroy Island | |
  Fitzroy Island National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cairns |
| Coordinates | 16°55′48″S 145°59′32″E / 16.93000°S 145.99222°E |
| Established | 1939 |
| Area | 3.24 (part of Fitzroy Island) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Fitzroy Island National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Fitzroy Island National Park is a gazetted protected area covering Fitzroy Island, in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia.[1] Fitzroy Island (also called Koba or Gabar), is a continental island located 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Cairns on the mainland.[2]
The Aboriginal people particularly connected to this Island are the Kobaburra (or alternatively Gaba:ra)[3] from within the Gungganyji language group.[4]
As a Queensland National Park the natural and cultural resources of the Island itself (down to high tide) are protected by the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and much of the island is therefore off-limits to visitors. Most visitors remain on the sheltered western side of the island, where the jetty, resort and best snorkeling can be found.
- ^ "Fitzroy Island National Park (entry 39456)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Fitzroy Island (Gabar Island) – island in Cairns Region (entry 12563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Bottoms, T. (1992). The Bama People of the Rainforest: Aboriginal-European relations in the Cairns Rainforest Region up to 1876. Cairns: Gadja Enterprises.
- ^ "Fitzroy Island National Park". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.