Sinclair Island, Queensland
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Sinclair Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
and one of the southern island in the Cole Islands group and National Park and is about 100 km South East of Cape Melville
, Queensland.
Sinclair Island is a vegetated sand cay
located 15klms from the coast, well established with coconut palms and sisal
that provide a habitat for a number of roosting birds and Green Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles.
This island is used by a number of tour operators.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities. Fishing and the removal of artefacts or...
and one of the southern island in the Cole Islands group and National Park and is about 100 km South East of Cape Melville
Cape Melville
Cape Melville is a headland on the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula. To its west lies Princess Charlotte Bay. It is part of the Cape Melville National Park....
, Queensland.
Sinclair Island is a vegetated sand cay
Cay
A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people...
located 15klms from the coast, well established with coconut palms and sisal
Sisal
Sisal is an agave that yields a stiff fibre traditionally used in making twine, rope and also dartboards. The term may refer either to the plant or the fibre, depending on context...
that provide a habitat for a number of roosting birds and Green Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles.
This island is used by a number of tour operators.