Inskip Peninsula
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Inskip Point is a peninsula
to the north of the town of Rainbow Beach
in south-east Queensland
, Australia
.
It lies between Tin Can Bay to the South West and Great Sandy Strait
to the North and curves back towards Rainbow Beach and the Coral Sea
to the East.
The southern tip of Fraser Island, Hook Point
lies just off Inskip Point, the northern tip of the peninsula. Two ferry
services run between Inskip Point and Hook Point
during daylight hours.
Black-breasted Buttonquail
, a restricted-range endemic buttonquail
is found in sand-dunes on the peninsula.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
to the north of the town of Rainbow Beach
Rainbow Beach, Queensland
Rainbow Beach is a coastal town in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, east of Gympie. At the 2006 census, Rainbow Beach had a population of 999...
in south-east Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
It lies between Tin Can Bay to the South West and Great Sandy Strait
Great Sandy Strait
The Great Sandy Strait is an 70 km Australian sand passage estuary separating mainland Queensland, from World Heritage listed Fraser Island.-Description:...
to the North and curves back towards Rainbow Beach and the Coral Sea
Coral Sea
The Coral Sea is a marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia. It is bounded in the west by the east coast of Queensland, thereby including the Great Barrier Reef, in the east by Vanuatu and by New Caledonia, and in the north approximately by the southern extremity of the Solomon Islands...
to the East.
The southern tip of Fraser Island, Hook Point
Hook Point
Hook Point is the Southern most tip of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia and the landing point for ferry services from Inskip Point....
lies just off Inskip Point, the northern tip of the peninsula. Two ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
services run between Inskip Point and Hook Point
Hook Point
Hook Point is the Southern most tip of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia and the landing point for ferry services from Inskip Point....
during daylight hours.
Black-breasted Buttonquail
Black-breasted Buttonquail
The Black-breasted Buttonquail is a rare buttonquail endemic to eastern Australia, where it is usually found in rainforest. Like other buttonquails, it is unrelated to the true quails...
, a restricted-range endemic buttonquail
Buttonquail
Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia...
is found in sand-dunes on the peninsula.