Wuthara Island National Park

Wuthara Island National Park
Queensland
Wuthara Island National Park is located in Queensland
Wuthara Island National Park
Wuthara Island National Park
Coordinates12°17′10″S 143°24′40″E / 12.28611°S 143.41111°E / -12.28611; 143.41111
Established1990
Area1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Wuthara Island is a national park in Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located 1,962 km northwest of Brisbane in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, about 40 km North East of Kutini-Payamu National Park and Lockhart River in the Cape Weymouth area in the Coral Sea just off the small locality of Portland Road.

From its founding in 1990 to 2011, the park was named Forbes Islands National Park.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Wuthara Island National Park – Cook Shire (entry 50606)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "About | Wuthara Island National Park (CYPAL)". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

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