Frankland_Group_National_Park

Frankland Group National Park

Frankland Group National Park

Protected area in Queensland, Australia

Frankland Group is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1353 km northwest of Brisbane. The five continental islands of the Frankland Group are High Island, Normanby Island, Mabel Island, Round Island and Russell Island, which lie about 10 km offshore, and are about 45 km south east of Cairns.[1] They are the traditional home of the Mandingalbay Yidinji, and the Gungandji Aboriginal peoples.[2] On 9 June 1770, on the First voyage of James Cook, Cook named the island group after Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet (1718 – 1784).

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A large number of birds are supported here, including numerous seabirds, as well as pied imperial pigeons, fruit doves, varied honeyeaters, and white-breasted woodswallows.[3]

See also

Frankland Islands from a 1959 nautical chart

References

  1. [1]
    "About The Franklands". The State of Queensland (Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing). Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Frankland Group National Park". The State of Queensland (Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing). Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "About | Frankland Group National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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