Curtis Island National Park
Appearance
Damian Curtis island park Queensland | |
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Established | 1909 |
Area | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Damian Curtis island park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Curtis Island is an island that contains Curtis Island National Park. It is in Queensland, Australia, 474 kilometres northwest of Brisbane and 40 km southeast of Rockhampton.
The islands features coastal heaths, littoral rainforest, sand dunes and beach ridges and salt flats.[1] The national park encompasses the Cape Capricorn headland.
No facilities are provided for campers. Bush camping is permitted in three camp grounds.
Southern parts of the island are being heavily developed for multiple coal seam gas export facilities including natural gas liquefaction plants.[2][3]
Heritage listings
Curtis Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Sea Hill Point: Sea Hill Light[4]
See also
References
- ^ "About Curtis Island". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "The Queensland Curtis LNG Project". QGC. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "GLNG". 1 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Little Sea Hill Lighthouse (entry 602784)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2015.