Molle Islands National Park
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| name = Molle Islands National Park
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| caption = Track on South Molle Island, 2007
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| nearest_town_or_city = Airlie Beach
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| managing_authorities = Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
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Molle Islands is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 913 km northwest of Brisbane. The park covers several continental islands a short distance offshore including Long Island, Tancred Island, Repair Island, Planton Island, Goat Island, Denman Island and the majority of North Molle Island, Mid Molle Island and South Molle Island. The park features white sandy beaches, open eucalypt forests, rainforest-clad gullies and grasslands. The traditional owners of the islands were the Ngaro people.
Environment
211 different species have been identified in Molle Islands National Park.{{cite web |url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-molle-islands |title=Wildlife of Molle Islands National Park |publisher=Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |access-date=6 September 2014 }} This includes two vulnerable species, the coastal sheath-tailed bat and the beach stone-curlew.{{cite web |url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-molle-islands&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened |title=Rare or threatened wildlife of Molle Islands National Park |publisher=Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |access-date=6 September 2014 }}
Recreation
File:Sandy Bay - South Molle Island.JPG
On South Molle Island and Long Island there are marked walking tracks. Most are graded easy and some are suitable for mountain biking. Viewing wildlife, swimming and snorkelling are other popular recreational activities.
Access
The park is accessed by boat from Airlie Beach or Shute Harbour.{{cite web |url=http://nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/molle-islands/about.html |title=About Molle Islands |date=27 August 2013 |publisher=Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing |access-date=6 September 2014 }} Tour operators provide day tours and ferry transfer is available from nearby resort islands.
Facilities
See also
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References
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