Editing Broad Sound Islands National Park

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'''Broad Sound Islands National Park''', also known as '''Broad Sounds Islands''', is a national park in [[Shire of Livingstone]], [[Queensland]], Australia,<ref>{{Cite QPN|41424|Broad Sound Islands National Park|access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref> {{cvt|709|km}} northwest of [[Brisbane]]. Estimated average altitude is {{cvt|59|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broad Sound Islands National Park park, Queensland, Australia|url=https://au.geoview.info/broad_sound_islands_national_park,8150619|access-date=2022-02-09|website=au.geoview.info}}</ref>

The park covers 48 islands from Flock Pigeon Island (near [[Clairview]] on the mainland) through to High Peak Island (the furthest from any port).<ref>{{cite web | title= Broad Sound Islands National Park: About | website=Parks and forests, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland | date=1 November 2021 | url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/broad-sound-islands/about | access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> Four of the islands are officially known as [[Broad Sound Islands]] (Long, Tern, Quail and Wild Duck Islands), while many others form part of the larger island chain known as the [[Northumberland Islands]]. 

Due to its remoteness and undisturbed nature, this park is a real paradise for nesting endangered species of [[Flatback sea turtle|flatback turtles]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science|first=jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and|date=2011-06-30|title=Broad Sound Islands National Park|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/broad-sound-islands|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland|language=en-AU}}</ref>

The average summer temperature on the islands is 30 degrees, and the winter 23 degrees Celsius.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science|first=jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and|date=2011-06-30|title=Visiting safely {{!}} Broad Sound Islands National Park|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/broad-sound-islands/visiting-safely|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland|language=en-AU}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Northumberland Islands National Park]]
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

== References ==
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[[Category:National parks of Queensland]]
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