Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park

Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)

Tipplers Passage between Kangaroo Island (left of image) and Woogoompah Island, 2014
Coordinates 27°43′05″S 153°23′04″E / 27.71806°S 153.38444°E / -27.71806; 153.38444Coordinates: 27°43′05″S 153°23′04″E / 27.71806°S 153.38444°E / -27.71806; 153.38444
Area 15.70 km2 (6.06 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See also Protected areas of Queensland

Southern Moreton Bay Islands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 44 km southeast of Brisbane. It forms part of the Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it supports large numbers of migratory waders, or shorebirds.[1]

See also

References

  1. "IBA: Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-08-17.


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