Lizard Island

Lizard Island National Park
Lizard Island National Park
LocationQueensland
Nearest cityCooktown
Coordinates14°40′08″S 145°27′34″E / 14.66889°S 145.45944°E / -14.66889; 145.45944
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Established1939
Governing bodyQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOfficial website

Lizard Island, also known as Jiigurru or Dyiigurra, is an island on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia, 1,624 kilometres (1,009 mi) northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Lizard Island Group that also includes Palfrey Island, and also part of the Lizard Island National Park. Lizard Island is within the locality of Lizard in the Cook Shire. The traditional owners of the Lizard Island group are the Aboriginal Australian clan known as the Dingaal (or Dingiil) people.

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