Hinchinbrook, Queensland
Hinchinbrook is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Hinchinbrook had a population of 0 people.Geography
The locality consists of a number of islands off the Queensland coast. The largest is Hinchinbrook Island while the others are very small in comparison. To the north of Hinchinbrook Island are Garden Island, Goold Island, and the Brook Islands. To the east of Hinchinbrook Island are Eva Island and Agnes Island. To the west of Hinchinbrook Island in the Hinchinbrook Channel is a group of low-lying islands called the Benjamin Flats and Haycock Island.
Much of the locality is protected from development including the Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Goold Island National Park and Brook Islands National Park.
Hinchinbrook Island is quite mountainous with several peaks, the highest ones being Barra Castle Hill, Mount Bowen, The Thumb, Mount Diamantina and Mount Straloch.
Benjamin Flats are a sheltered area good for fishing for barramundi, fingermark bream, black jewfish, and big golden grunter.History
The locality was named after Hinchinbrook Island, which in turn was named on 19 May 1819 by hydrographer Lieutenant Phillip Parker King on.
