Brook Islands National Park

Brook Islands National Park encompasses three islands - North, Tween, and Middle - situated 7 kilometers northeast of Cape Richards on Hinchinbrook Island.

The North Brook Island served as a testing site for British and American military operations involving mustard gas experiments during 1944.

The park maintains strict protection measures for the Torresian imperial-pigeon populations, which migrate between mainland feeding grounds and island nesting sites.

The national park restricts public access to protect breeding birds, with no roads, walking tracks, or facilities available on any of the islands.

During summer months, up to 60,000 pied imperial-pigeons return each evening to their nests after foraging on the mainland and Hinchinbrook Island.

Location: Cassowary Coast Regional

Operator: Queensland Department of Environment and Science

GPS coordinates: -18.14020,146.28213

Latest update: March 11, 2025 10:08