Frankland Group National Park

Frankland Group is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1353 km northwest of Brisbane. The five continental islands of the Frankland Group are High Island, Normanby Island, Mabel Island, Round Island and Russell Island, which lie about 10 km offshore, and are about 45 km south east of Cairns.^[1] They are the traditional home of the Mandingalbay Yidinji, and the Gungandji Aboriginal peoples.^[2] On 9 June 1770, on the First voyage of James Cook, Cook named the island group after Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet (1718–1784).

Frankland Group National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Frankland Islands from Wyvuri Station
Frankland Group National Park
Coordinates	17°09′49″S 146°00′42″E
Established	1994
Area	77 ha (190.3 acres)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Frankland Group National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

A large number of birds are supported here, including numerous seabirds, as well as pied imperial pigeons, fruit doves, varied honeyeaters, and white-breasted woodswallows.^[3]

See also

• Queensland portal

• Protected areas of Queensland
• Australian places named by James Cook

Frankland Islands from a 1959 nautical chart