Stephens Island (Great Barrier Reef)
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Stephens Island is about 40 km north of Dunk Island. With nearby Sisters Island it forms the South Barnard Islands Group, which is protected within the Barnard Island Group National Park
. It is a popular site for tourist kayaking.
The island is part of the South Barnard Islands Important Bird Area
, identified as such by BirdLife International
because of its importance as a breeding site for tern
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Barnard Island Group National Park
The Barnard Island Group is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,296 km northwest of Brisbane.Islands within the group include Jessie Island and Kent Island....
. It is a popular site for tourist kayaking.
The island is part of the South Barnard Islands Important Bird Area
South Barnard Islands Important Bird Area
The South Barnard Islands Important Bird Area comprises a group of two small islands and a sand islet, with a combined area of 15 ha, on the inner Great Barrier Reef, Far North Queensland, Australia. The group lies about 6 km off the coast and 26 km south-east of Innisfail and is...
, identified as such by BirdLife International
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources...
because of its importance as a breeding site for tern
Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...
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