Low Island (Queensland)

Low Island

Low Island is on the right.
Geography
Location	Northern Australia
Coordinates	16°23′10″S 145°33′32″E / 16.386°S 145.559°E / -16.386; 145.559Coordinates: 16°23′10″S 145°33′32″E / 16.386°S 145.559°E / -16.386; 145.559
Area	0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
State	Queensland

Low Island is an island lying about 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Port Douglas in Trinity Bay, North Queensland. It is around 2 hectares or 0.02 square km in size.^[1] It is part of the Low Isles, along with Woody Island, an uninhabited coral and mangrove island. The isles are surrounded by 55 acres (220,000 m²) of reef. The Low Islets are a Marine National Park Zone. Day visitors come to the island on a daily basis via a number of commercial operators. There is a lagoon where private vessel can moor or anchor outside the reef protection markers overnight, but there is no overnight accommodation on the island. There is a weather station and an active lighthouse (named Low Isles Light). No fishing is allowed in the lagoon or within a buffer zone around the islands. Motorised water sports are not permitted in the locality. There is a 6 knot limit. No open fires of any sort or dogs permitted on either island. No island access between sunset and sunrise.

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