The beautiful Green Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef, one of the one of the seven natural wonders of the world. This ancient coral islet - it's over 6,000 years old - is a 45-minute catamaran ride from Kerns. over 6,000 years old, is a 45-minute catamaran ride from Cairns. It's also the only coral island in the Great Barrier Reef that's covered in rainforest. The local Aboriginal people Gungandji tribe called the island "Dabuukji", which in their language. meaning "the place of the hole in the nose". They fished here and also used the island's Green Island for sacred initiation rites for young boys. It was forbidden to live here as the island was thought to be inhabited by spirits. <in 1770,="" the="" famous="" british="" explorer,="" captain="" james="" james.="" by="" explorer="" cook,="" who="" named="" island="" in="" honour="" of="" charles="" greene,="" ship's="" chief="" astronomer.="" almost="" a="" hundred="" years="" later="" -="" 1857,="" europeans="" began="" colonising="" and="" established="" farm="" to="" grow="" trepang.="" 1937="" was="" declared="" national="" park,="" 1948,="" first="" glass-bottom="" boat="" launched.="" glass-bottomed="" launched="" 1948="" get="" better="" view="" amazing="" corals,="" 1954="" underwater="" observatory="" opened.="" later,="" boats="" were="" improved,="" today="" you="" can="" enjoy="" coral="" beds="" on="" unique="" semi-submersible="" boat.="" which="" operates="" principle="" submarine.="" 1970,="" visited="" queen="" elizabeth="" ii="" great="" britain="" 1970.=""
This tropical paradise, measuring just 12 hectares, - is home to 120 species of plants, 60 species of colourful birds and marine animals such as the green turtle. such as the green turtle or the Bissa sea turtle. The rainforest is stunningly pristine. the rain forest reaches up to 25 metres in height.
The best way to experience Isle of Green is to take a 2 kilometre trail around the island. The whole journey takes about 50 minutes, during which time you can encounter numerous representatives of the feathered kingdom - white-winged birds. representatives of the feathered kingdom - white herons, pigeons, osprey, eagle, white-eyed eagle, wood swallow or the forest swallow.
