Editing Barnard Island Group National Park

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
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The '''Barnard Island Group''' is a [[protected area]] in the [[Cassowary Coast Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite QPN|39368|Barnard Island Group National Park|access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref>

These are islands with a fascinating geological past, dating back 420 million years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science|first=jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and|date=2009-10-20|title=About {{!}} Barnard Island Group National Park|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/barnard-island/about|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland|language=en-AU}}</ref>

Six species of [[tern]]s have been found nesting in the southern Barnard Islands, and twenty-three species of forest birds have a habitat here.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Australia|first=Top Businesses In|title=Barnard Island Group National Park {{!}} Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland – Parks.des.qld.gov.au|url=https://yellowsite.net/detail/146580/barnard-island-group-national-park|access-date=2022-01-31|website=yellowsite.net|language=en}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The park is {{convert|1296|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{cite map |title=Australia Road and 4WD Atlas|last=Hema |first=Maps|year=2007 |publisher=Hema Maps|location=Eight Mile Plains Queensland|isbn=978-1-86500-456-3|pages=14}}</ref> Islands within the group include [[Jessie Island]] and [[Kent Island (Queensland)|Kent Island]].<ref>[http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/barnard-island/pdf/barnard-islands-map.pdf National Parks Qld – Barnard Islands map]</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
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{{Far North Queensland}}
{{National Parks of Queensland}}

[[Category:Islands on the Great Barrier Reef]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1994]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:National parks of Far North Queensland]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of Australia]]
[[Category:Islands of Far North Queensland]]


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