Mitirinchi Island National Park

Mitirinchi Island National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Mitirinchi Island National Park
Coordinates	12.40444°S 143.48917°E / -12.40444; 143.48917 (Mitirinchi Island National Park)
Established	1989
Area	1.176 ha (2.91 acres)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Mitirinchi Island National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

Mitirinchi Island National Park is a national park that includes all of Quoin Island in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.[3] It is 1,942 kilometres (1,207 mi)northwest of Brisbane.[3] It is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Weymouth Bay and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Lockhart River.[4]

The island is part of the traditional lands of the Kuuku Ya’u people.[4]

History

Quoin Island National Park was gazetted in 1994.[5] In 2011, it was renamed Mitirinchi Island National Park,[1][6] although the island itself remains officially named as Quoin Island. The name Quoin is believed to refer to the shape of the island which resembles a quoin of mire (a wedge used in naval cannons).[2]

Access

The national park is closed to visitors due to its status as a significant seabird breeding site. It is one of only three recorded breeding sites in the northern Great Barrier Reef for great frigatebirds, and is also home to a large breeding colony of black noddies.[4][7]

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

1. "Mitirinchi Island National Park – national park in the Shire of Cook (entry 50648)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
2. "Quoin Island – island in the Shire of Cook (entry 27853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
3. "Layers: Islands and cays; Great Barrier Reef coast zoning; Protected areas and forests". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
4. "Mitirinchi Island National Park (CYPAL)". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
5. "NATURE CONSERVATION (DECLARATION OF NATURE REFUGES): AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1994". Queensland Government. p. 29. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
6. "Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 5) 2011: Subordinate Legislation 2011 No. 149 made under the Nature Conservation Act 1992". Queensland Government. 4 August 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
7. "Unauthorised Entry Prohibited" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.