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Fitzroy Island

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This ruggedly picturesque, heavily forested national park has vegetation ranging from rain forest to heath, and an extensive fringing reef for snorkeling and diving. Only 6 km (4 mi) from Cairns (less than an hour's cruise), the 988-acre island is popular with day-trippers. From June to August, manta rays and humpback whales swim around the island as part of their migratory route.

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