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Houghton Island is part of the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities. It is a vast multiple-use Marine Park which supports a wide range of uses, including commercial marine tourism, fishing, ports an ...
and the easternmost island in the Cole Islands group and National Park. It is located approximately 100 km south-east of
Cape Melville Cape Melville is a headland on the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. To its west lies Princess Charlotte Bay. It is part of the Cape Melville National Park. Cape Melville was named Stoney Cape in 1815 by Lieutenant Charles ...
, Queensland and measures approximately 73 hectares, or 0.73 square km, in size. Houghton Island is a vegetated sand cay located 25 km from the coast, well established with coconut palms and
sisal Sisal (, ) (''Agave sisalana'') is a species of flowering plant native to southern Mexico, but widely cultivated and naturalized in many other countries. It yields a stiff fibre used in making rope and various other products. The term sisal may ...
that provide a habitat for a number of roosting birds and
green turtles The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range exten ...
and hawksbill turtles.


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Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Uninhabited islands of Australia Islands of Far North Queensland Great Barrier Reef Marine Park {{Queensland-national-park-stub