Curtis Island National Park

Curtis Island National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Curtis Island
Curtis Island National Park
Coordinates	23°31′49″S 151°13′16″E / 23.53028°S 151.22111°ECoordinates: 23°31′49″S 151°13′16″E / 23.53028°S 151.22111°E
Established	1909
Area	15.5 km^2 (6.0 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Curtis Island National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

Curtis Island is an island that contains Curtis Island National Park. It is in Queensland, Australia, 474 kilometres northwest of Brisbane and 40 km southeast of Rockhampton.

The islands features coastal heaths, littoral rainforest, sand dunes and beach ridges and salt flats.^[1] The national park encompasses the Cape Capricorn headland.

No facilities are provided for campers. Bush camping is permitted in three camp grounds.

Southern parts of the island are being heavily developed for multiple coal seam gas export facilities including natural gas liquefaction plants.^[2][3]

Heritage listings

Curtis Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Sea Hill Point: Sea Hill Light^[4]

See also

• Port of Gladstone
• Protected areas of Queensland

References

1. "About Curtis Island". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
2. "The Queensland Curtis LNG Project". QGC. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
3. "GLNG". 1 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
4. "Little Sea Hill Lighthouse (entry 602784)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2015.