Editing Lizard Island (section)

==Geology and geography==
[[File:Lizard island beach.JPG|thumb|Lizard Island beach]]
Lizard Island is located in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef, {{cvt|27|km}} directly off the mainland, north of [[Cooktown, Queensland|Cooktown]] and [[Cape Flattery (Queensland)|Cape Flattery]].<ref name=":1" /> It is a [[granite]] island about {{cvt|10|km2}} in size, with three smaller islands nearby (Palfrey, South and Bird). Together these islands form the Lizard Island Group, and their well-developed [[fringing reef]] encircles the {{Convert|10|m|ft|adj=on}} deep Blue Lagoon.<ref name=liz>{{cite web | title=Welcome to Lizard Island | website=Lizard Island  | url=https://lizardislandinfo.com/ | access-date=12 April 2024}}</ref><ref name=parks>{{cite web | title=Lizard Island National Park | website=Parks and forests | date=19 January 2024 | url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/lizard-island/things-to-do | access-date=12 April 2024}}</ref> The highest point is Cook's Look, {{cvt|370|m}} above sea level.<ref name=":1" />

It is a [[continental island]], once around {{cvt|20|km}} inland and separated after the post-[[Pleistocene]] flooding, around 7000 years ago. It was created mostly by an [[Orogeny|orogenic]] [[pluton]] of [[porphyritic]] [[biotite]] and [[muscovite]], formed during the [[Permian age]]<ref name=":1" /> around 300 million years ago.<ref name=liz/>

There are many beaches on the island, including Mangrove Beach, Freshwater Beach (also known as One Tree Coconut Beach), Watson's Beach, and Casuarina Beach.<ref name=":1"/>