Green Island Boardwalk - Green Island - Queensland - Australia
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S 16° 45.521 E 145° 58.438
55K E 390641 N 8146858
Boardwalk throug the nature of Green Island.
Waymark Code: WM11PNZ
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 11/27/2019
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Boardwalk in the Green Island National Park.
With a circumference of just 1.6km, Green Island is home to over 120 species of plants, including a unique mixture of coastal and rainforest plants. The coastline is ringed by short, scrubby coastal vegetation that can survive drier conditions along the beach. But, step a few feet in to the centre of the island, and the vegetation changes abruptly to a dense, shady vine-thicket rainforest.
In fact, of the 300 coral cays on the Great Barrier Reef, Green Island is the only one with a rainforest. Coconut trees are not thought to be native to the island, but were introduced to the island in 1889 to provide food, drink and shelter for fishermen and stranded sailors.
View our Self Guided Eco Island Walk to gain an insight into some of the commonly seen flora and their Indigenous uses.
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