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{{Short description|National park in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
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'''Three Islands''' and Three Islands Reef are part of the '''Three Islands Group National Park''' in [[Far North Queensland]], Australia, in the [[Coral Sea]], {{Convert|1,581|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Brisbane, Australia|Brisbane]], about {{Convert|44|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-northeast of [[Cooktown]].

The Three Islands Group National Park comprises Three Islands, Two Islands and Rocky Islets, a group of eight islands. They are all located within the [[Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority]]. 
* Three Islands consists of islands (a), (b) and (c) and are about 15&nbsp;km north-east of Cape Bedford and 44&nbsp;km north-north-east of Cooktown. 
* [[Two Islands National Park|Two Islands]] is about 10&nbsp;km east-south-east of Cape Flattery (the closest settlement) and about 54&nbsp;km north-east of Cooktown and consists of islands (a) and (b). 
* The most northern sub-group, [[Rocky Islets National Park|Rocky Islets]], has three islands (a), (b) and (c) and is about 17&nbsp;km north-east of Cape Flattery and 72&nbsp;km north-east of Cooktown.

The islands are important and protected seabird nesting sites. Access to the Rocky Islets is prohibited, and camping is only permitted on Two Islands (a) &mdash; between 1 April and 31 August. A maximum of 10 people for up to 14 days is permitted.

== See also ==
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* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
*[http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/three-islands/pdf/three-islands-map.pdf Map], nprsr.qld.gov.au 
*[http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/three-islands/about.html About Three Islands Group], nprsr.qld.gov.au

{{Far North Queensland}}
{{National Parks of Queensland}}

[[Category:Islands on the Great Barrier Reef]]
[[Category:National parks of Far North Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1939]]
[[Category:1939 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Islands of Far North Queensland]]
[[Category:Great Barrier Reef Marine Park]]


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