reflist External links http queenslandplaces.com.au hornisland University of QueenslandQueensland Places HornIsland http www.torresstrait.com.au hornisland.html informative external website Portal ...Infobox Australian Place type town name HornIsland state qld image Horn Island.JPG caption View of HornIsland from Thursday Island lga Shire of Torres postcode 4875 est pop 585 pop footnotes ref name ... district of Cook Cook fedgov Division of Leichhardt Leichhardt dist1 dir1 location1 HornIsland Narupai N rupai Nurupai is an island in the Torres Strait , in Queensland s north between the Australia n mainland and Papua New Guinea . At the 2006 Census in Australia census , HornIsland had a population of 585. ref name ABS Census 2006 AUS id UCL327850 name HornIsland L Urban Centre Locality ... the Anglican Church assumed responsibility. What date January 2012 HornIsland is known as N rupai colloquially ... in 1802. After the 1871 massacre on Prince of Wales IslandQueensland Prince of Wales Island Muralag ..., Urradhi, Yadhaikana, and others. Gold was mined on HornIsland in the 1890s. In the early 20th ... islander residents were evacuated to southern Queensland during World War II . A major Allies of World War II Allied airbase, known as HornIsland Airport World War II HornIsland Aerodrome , was constructed ..., some of the Kaurareg N rupai people moved back from Kubin on Moa Island to Horn and settled here ... Thursday Island became scarce. HornIsland is the site of HornIsland Airport , which also serves ... communities Category Far North Queensland Category Torres Strait Island culture Category Torres Strait Island communities de HornIsland Torres Strait ... to Hammond Island K riri , where they remained until 1922. These islands along with the other islands in the group are the lands of the Kaurareg, each island or rather parts thereof owned by different ... variant of the mid 19th century form Kauraraiga Kauralaiga kaura island and laiga person who belongs ... more details
HornIsland is the name of Cape Horn , in Ant rtica Chilena Province of Magallanes y Ant rtica Chilena Region, Chile HornIsland Mississippi , USA HornIsland Worcester County, Maryland HornIsland, Queensland , Australia Hoorn Islands , a group of two islands, Futuna and Alofi, in the Pacific Ocean, now part of Wallis and Futuna geodis de HornIsland pt Ilha HornQueensland ... more details
Infobox Airport name HornIsland Airport IATA HID ICAO YHID center Location map Queensland width 200 float center caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label HID position right lat deg 10 lat min 35 lat sec 8.4 lat dir S lon deg 142 lon min 17 lon sec 34.2 lon dir E small Location of the airport in Queensland small center location HornIsland, Queensland coordinates coord 10 35 8.4 S 142 17 34.2 E type airport elevation f 43 elevation m 13 r1 number 08 26 r1 length f 4,557 r1 length m 1,389 r1 surface Asphalt r2 number 14 32 r2 length f 4,052 r2 length m 1,235 r2 surface Asphalt HornIsland Airport Airport codes HID YHID is an airport in HornIsland, QueenslandHornIsland , Queensland , Australia . World War II The Civil Constructional Corp s and the Department of Main Roads Queensland Department of Main Roads began construction of an advanced operational airbase on the island during World War II , commencing in 1940. RAAF Base HornIsland was completed in 1941 and was used ... . ref cite web url http www.airforce.gov.au raafmuseum research bases horn island.htm title RAAF Base HornIsland publisher RAAF Museum ref The airfield consisted of two intersecting runways, with Revetment Fortifications revetment s for aircraft parking. Japanese bombing raids against HornIsland ... 17 June 1943 Units based at HornIsland Aerodrome 7th Fighter Squadron of 49th Fighter Wing 49th ... Unit RAAF Airlines and destinations Airport dest list WestWing Aviation Badu Island, Bamaga, Boigu Island, Coconut Island, Darnley Island, Kubin Island, Mabuiag Island, Warraber Island, Yam Island, Yorke Island, Murray Island, Saibai Island Qantas operated by QantasLink Cairns, Weipa Aircraft crashes ... bombs fell.pdf Wartime Magazine article http www.pacificwrecks.com airfields australia horn index.html Pacific War Wrecks database Reflist Airports in Australia RAAF Bases Category Airports in QueenslandQueensland airport stub ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 Image Mississippi Coast towns NOAA.jpg thumb 470px Location of HornIsland , Mississippi, south of Ocean Springs, Mississippi Ocean Springs center right HornIsland is a long, thin barrier island off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi , south of Ocean Springs, Mississippi Ocean Springs . It is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore . HornIsland is several miles long, but less than a mile wide at its widest point. It occupies about 11 square kilometers. Description The island, in part, shelters and bounds the Mississippi Sound to its north, and has a long beach on the Gulf of Mexico on its south side. The island is undeveloped, except for a small ranger station mid island. Part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore , it is a favorite boating destination for those living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast . HornIsland has long stretches of sugar white sand , dune s punctuated with sea oat s, tall pine s on small Grove nature grove s, and a few inland lagoon s. It is home ... to 1945, HornIsland was closed to all public access and activity for use as a biological weapon s testing ... Areas , http books.google.com books?id n91BB7MB7N4C&pg PA101&lpg PA101&dq HornIsland biological ... to HornIsland. Their 5M yacht is a favorite site off the protected northern beach of HornIsland. Nearby Islands Image Hornisland 231.jpg thumb South Side of HornIslandHorn is not alone in its small island group. Similar nearby islands include Petit Bois Island to the east, and Ship Island and Cat Island Mississippi Cat Island to the west. Of the group, HornIsland is the largest. See also Gruinard IslandHornIsland Testing Station Plum Island New York Plum Island References reflist Gulf ... and life on the island. ref name mcginnis Many of his works are on display at the Walter Anderson ... . ref In the 1960s, the island was used as an occasional location for filming, most notably CBS sitcom Gilligan s Island . Artifacts from the TV show have been found on the Island by those with metal ... more details
File Elizabeth Island.jpg thumb 300px Francis Fletcher s map of Elizabeth Island In some accounts of Sir Francis Drake s voyage, in September 1578 he is said to have landed on an island off the tip of South America . Called Elizabeth Island in Francis Fletcher s account, it has been identified with Henderson Island Chile Henderson Island , Hornos Island , or Pactolus Bank . It is not to be confused with another Elizabeth Island in the Straits of Magellan , named and claimed by Drake on August 24, 1578 ref cite book title The World encompassed by Sir Francis Drake last Drake first Francis coauthors et al. year 1854 publisher Hakluyt Society page 75 url http books.google.com books?id jWcMAAAAIAAJ&pg PA75 ref Further confusing the issue, the entire Tierra del Fuego archipelago was called the Elizabethides or Elizabeth Islands. Elizabeth Island is significant as one of the first English territorial claims in the New World. It preceded Drake s claim of New Albion in 1579 and Humphrey Gilbert s claim of Colony of Newfoundland Newfoundland in 1583. ref cite book title Sir Francis Drake last Sugden first John year 1990 publisher Barrie & Jenkins location isbn 0712620389 page 118 ref Only Martin Frobisher s claims in Baffin Island and Greenland were earlier. ref cite book title Martin Frobisher Elizabethan privateer last McDermott first James year 2001 publisher Yale University Press location New Haven isbn 0300083807 pages 190, 219 url http books.google.com books?id YeMcPYIKNYUC&pg PA190 ref References reflist coord missing Category British colonization of the Americas Category Islands of Tierra del Fuego Category Phantom subantarctic islands ... more details
Moa Island Banks Island is an island 40km north of Thursday Island , Queensland , Australia in the Banks Channel of Torres Strait . This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands and is the largest within the Torres Strait Islands Near Western islands Near Western group. It has 2, settlements, Kubin and St. Pauls, connected by bitumen and a gravel road. Settlements Kubin, Queensland Kubin is a community largely made up of the original Italgal, the Mualgal from north Moa, some of the Kulkalgal of Nagi, and the Kaiwalgal Kaurareg people, who were moved to Poid , on the southwestern corner of Moa Island in 1921 ref http www.tsirc.qld.gov.au Kubin ref . Poid was abandoned after World War II one group moving back to their HornIsland, Queensland Narupai HornIsland homeland and the remainder moved southeast to Kubin under the leadership of Wees Nawia . Kubin residents retain their links with the Thursday Island , Bamaga, Queensland Bamaga and Cowal Creek Injinoo communities and with their help have established a number of business enterprises. Services in Kubin include Ibis store, Health Centre, School Tagai College , RTC with Indigenous Knowledge Centre Mualgau Knowledge Centre , Post Office, Disability Services, Childcare centre, Police, Mualgal Mineral Arts Centre and Torres Strait Island Regional Council office. Accommodation is run by the Kubin Torres Strait Regional Island Council. When visiting the community you can stay at Aka Babeth Na Mudth Motel and also dongers that are air conditioned. St Pauls, Queensland St Pauls is the other settlement on Moa. After the forced repatriation ... immigration policy in 1904, the Queensland Government set aside a reserve on Moa s eastern shore ... Strait Creole , though many people are bilingual in Kala Lagaw Ya . See also portal Queensland ... page ?artid 7 Kubin State School http www.atns.net.au biogs A000181b.htm Mualgal People v State of Queensland ... title Category Torres Strait Islands de Moa Island fr le Moa ka ru ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 King Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the tip of Cape Melville , Queensland in Bathurst Bay . It is northeast of Denham Island, Queensland Denham Island and Flinders Island, Queensland Flinders Island in the Flinders Group National Park . Coord 14.096 144.333 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland national park stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Orphan date October 2006 att March 2011 Island Head is at the northern end of a mountainous peninsula on the Central Queensland, Australia Queensland coast between Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon and St Lawrence, Queensland St Lawrence . It has two natural harbours, Port Clinton, Queensland Port Clinton in the south and Island Head Creek, QueenslandIsland Head Creek in the north. The western side of the peninsula is Shoalwater Bay , a well known military training area. coord 22 19 51.08 S 150 39 39.8 E type landmark region AU display title Queensland geo stub Category Headlands of Queensland ... more details
Infobox Australian place type suburb name Clear Island Waters city Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast state qld image caption lga Gold Coast City postcode 4226 est pop 4,091 2006 ref name abs Census 2006 AUS id SSC32066 name Clear Island Waters State Suburb accessdate 2009 05 10 quick on ref area stategov Electoral district of Mermaid Beach Mermaid Beach fedgov Division of McPherson McPherson dist2 location2 dist1 location1 near nw Carrara, Queensland Carrara near n Broadbeach Waters, Queensland Broadbeach Waters near ne Broadbeach Waters, Queensland Broadbeach Waters near w Merrimac, Queensland Merrimac near e Mermaid Waters, Queensland Mermaid Waters near sw Robina, Queensland Robina near s Robina, Queensland Robina near se Mermaid Waters, Queensland Mermaid Waters Clear Island Waters is a suburb on the Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast in Queensland , Australia . At the Census in Australia 2006 2006 Census , Clear Island Waters had a population of 4,091. The suburb is a mid to high socioeconomic residential area surrounding the artificial canals of Clear Island Lake and Boobegan Creek. Facilities Clear Island Waters is primarily a residential suburb, and most major facilities are accessible from adjacent suburbs. Surfside Buslines provide public transport throughout the city. Schools St Vincents Catholic Primary School is the only school in Clear Island Waters, located at the northeastern end of the suburb. High schools are located in adjacent suburbs in Mermaid Waters, Queensland Mermaid Waters , Robina, Queensland Robina , Merrimac, Queensland Merrimac and Carrara, Queensland Carrara . Golf courses Surfers Paradise Golf Club and Merrimac Golf Course are both located in Clear Island Waters. The surrounding suburbs also contain many golf courses. References reflist External links http queenslandplaces.com.au clear island waters University of QueenslandQueensland Places Clear Island Waters Localities in Gold Coast Category Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland GoldCoastQLD ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Watson Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the Southern most island in the Howick Group National Park and is about 100 km South East of Cape Melville , Queensland. This island is North West of Howick Island, Queensland Howick Island . Aerial photos & maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 144.893 lat 14.465 Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland national park stub ... more details
Fisher Island is an island in the Piper Islands National Park in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park , Queensland , Australia . It is located in Temple Bay about 100 km northeast of Iron Range National Park and Lockhart River, Queensland Lockhart River and 50 km south of Cape Grenville . The island, along with neighbouring Baird Island Baird , Beesley IslandQueensland Beesley and Farmer IslandQueensland Farmer Islands , constitutes the Piper Islands Important Bird Area , so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for Pied Imperial Pigeon s and Black Noddy Black Noddies . ref BirdLife International. 2011 . Important Bird Areas factsheet Piper Islands. Downloaded from http www.birdlife.org on 19 09 2011. ref References reflist Coord 12.258 143.235 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Category Important Bird Areas of QueenslandQueensland national park stub id Pulau Fisher Queensland ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Pigeon Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Weymouth Bay North of Lockhart River, Queensland LockhartRiver and Iron Range National Park Cape York Peninsula , Queensland . The island is a few hundred metres from the mouth of the Pascoe River . Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Category National parks of QueenslandQueensland national park stub ... more details
on the island. However, neighbouring HornIsland, QueenslandHornIsland was extensively bombed. There was an airbase ... of Cape York Peninsula , Queensland , Australia in the Torres Strait , Thursday Island has an area of about convert 3.5 km2 . The highest point on Thursday Island, standing at convert 104 m ft 0 above ... depths were not great, except at the Darnley Deep near Darnley IslandQueensland Darnley or Erub Island ... DC3 DC3s . Citation needed date December 2008 Passengers disembarked on HornIsland and caught a ferry ... Island Communities Thursday Island Portal Queensland Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 142.220 lat 10.579 Category Torres Strait Islands Category Towns in Queensland Category Torres Strait Island culture ...Refimprove date January 2008 Infobox Australian place type town name Thursday Island state qld image ThursdayIsland.JPG caption View of the Township of Thursday Island lga Shire of Torres latd 10 latm ... dist3 540 location3 Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea Thursday Island , also known as TI or Waiben ... , Thursday Island had a population of 2,546. ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id UCL355200 name Thursday Island Urban Centre Locality accessdate 25 June 2011 quick on ref History The island has been populated for thousands of years by the Melanesian Torres Strait Islanders , who named the island Waiben , thought to mean no water or place of no water , owing to the scarcity of fresh water on the island. In 1877, an administrative centre for the Torres Strait Islands was set up on the island by the Queensland Government and by 1883 over 200 pearling vessels were based on the island. ref name age http www.theage.com.au travel travel factsheet thursday island culture and history 20081125 6gv4.html ref A lucrative pearling industry was founded on the island in 1885, attracting workers from ... the romantic story of the diving fleets. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 9 3 9 ... Historical Society, Thursday Island. ref Today the church is called All Souls and St Bartholomew Church ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Low Island North Queensland is about 25 km north east of Port Douglas, Queensland Port Douglas in Trinity Bay Queensland Trinity Bay , North Queensland . Low Island is part of the Low Isles. Low Isles consists of two islands, Woody Island, Queensland Woody Island an uninhabited coral mangrove island, but the main attraction is Low Isle which is a smaller vegetated, sandy, coral cay surrounded by Convert 55 acre m2 of reef a typical tropical island like you see on the movies. The Low Islets are a Marine National Park Zone. Day visitors come to the island on a daily basis via a number of commercial operators. There is a lagoon where private vessel can moor or anchor overnight, but there is no overnight accommodation on the island. There is a weather station , an active lighthouse named Low Isles Light and the University of Queensland s research station. No fishing is allowed in the lagoon or within a buffer zone around the islands the main activity is snorkelling and diving. Wide image Low Isles panorama.jpg 1300 px Low Isles panorama. Low Island is on the right Coord 16.386 145.559 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands of Queensland Category Commonwealth Heritage List Queensland geo stub ... more details
for the National Park Fitzroy Island National Park Fitzroy Island originally Koba or Gabar is a continental island out from Djujbirri formally known as Cape Grafton , 29 km south east of Cairns , Queensland , Australia . See also Fitzroy Island National Park Portal Queensland FarNorthQueensland geo stub coord 16 56 S 146 00 E display title region AU type isle source GNS enwiki 1stVoyageCookAus Category Australian Aboriginal mythology Category Cultural Landscapes of North East Queensland Category Far North Queensland Category Islands of Queensland ... more details
other Coconut Island disambiguation Coconut Island Poruma Island, Puruma in the local language is an island 130km northeast of Thursday Island, Queensland Thursday Island , Queensland , Australia in the Great North East Channel near Cumberland Passage , Torres Strait . This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands . The population of the island is about 180 inhabitants. The ancestors of Coconut Island built their houses out of grass, coconut leaves and trees that floated down from the Fly River jungles of Papua New Guinea . The islands have sea turtle hatcheries, bird life, giant clam ground, huge palms, World War II relics and massive sand flats. Language The language of Puruma is the Kulkalgau Ya dialect of Kala Lagaw Ya . See also Coconut Island Airport External links http www.poruma.com The Poruma resort Portal Queensland Category Torres Strait Islands Queensland geo stub de Coconut Island ... more details
Woody Island is about convert 25 km 0 abbr on northeast of Port Douglas, Queensland Port Douglas in Trinity Bay Queensland Trinity Bay , North Queensland . With the neighbouring Low Island, Queensland Low Island , it comprises the Low Isles. Woody Island is an uninhabited coral mangrove island, but the main attraction is Low Isle, a typical tropical island with vegetation and a sandy, coral cay surrounded by convert 55 acre m2 of reef. The Low Islets are a Marine National Park Zone. Day visitors come to the island via a number of commercial operators. There is a lagoon where private vessels can moor or anchor overnight, but there is no overnight accommodation on the island. There is a weather station, a lighthouse and the University of Queensland have a research station. No fishing is allowed in the lagoon or within a buffer zone around the islands the main activity is snorkeling and diving as the coral is excellent. Woody Island is listed as being the site of a United States Army Air Forces USAAF Douglas DB 7 A 20 A 20 Havoc crash in World War II . http home.st.net.au dunn ronqld.htm Aerial photos & maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 145.569 lat 16.388 Category Islands of QueenslandQueensland geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 High Island , North Queensland, is part of the Frankland Islands , 30 km northeast of Babinda and southwest of Cairns . The Frankland Islands are teeming with permanent and migratory marine life, especially the Green Sea Turtle which nests on the island. Normanby Island, part of the Frankland Islands group, offers a comprehensive reef system with a tropical island. These islands are very popular with reef tour operators working from Cairns. The alternative name for this island is Caparra Island. The island was used as a filming location in Ocean Girl . Aerial photos and maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 146.010 lat 17.158 Category Islands of Queensland Category Far North Queensland FarNorthQueensland geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Pig Island is a small island in far north Queensland , Australia 19 km North East of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland , Australia and is part of the Cockburn Islands Group. It is to the north of Bootie IslandQueensland Bootie Island , Manley Islet and Buchen Rock within the Cockburn Reef adjacent to Pollard Channel and next to the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, Queensland Sir Charles Hardy Islands . Coord 11.837 143.315 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title References references Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef ... more details
Snapper Island is an island at the mouth of the Daintree River in Queensland , Australia , some 20 km north of Port Douglas, Queensland Port Douglas . It is administered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service as the Snapper Island National Park and Marine Park ref sinpmp . Snapper Island is a popular tourism and sea kayaking destination. Indigenous culture The island is part of the traditional sea country of the Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people. The Kuku Yalanji people hunt and fish around the island and traditionally manage the island s culture Other history In the early 1900s, Jerry Doyle dn date November 2011 operated a lime kiln on the island, fired by wood from the Daintree, ferried over on a vessel called the Nellie . Beche de mer sea cucumbers processing boiling may also have been undertaken here. There is evidence of remains of an early Chinese market garden on the island, the watercourse stonework of which is still visible today. This island was a stopover by George Elphinstone Dalrymple before he discovered the Daintee River. http www.daintreecoast.com daintree.htm References note sinpmp State of Queensland Environmental Protection Agency 2003 . http www.epa.qld.gov.au publications p00141aa.pdf Snapper Island National Park and Marine Park.pdf Snapper Island National Park and Marine Park . Retrieved September 14, 2005. Coord 16.297 145.499 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Australian place type island name Flinders Island state qld image caption postcode pop pop footnotes est elevation coordinates coord 14 10 48 S 144 15 36 E display title,inline pushpin label position right latd 14 latm 10 lats 48 longd 144 longm 15 longs 36 maxtemp mintemp rainfall lga Cook Shire Council stategov Electoral district of Cook Cook fedgov Division of Leichhardt Leichardt dist1 dir1 location1 timezone utc timezone dst utc dst Flinders Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the tip of Cape Melville , Queensland in Bathurst Bay . It is north of Denham Island, Queensland Denham Island in the Flinders Group National Park . It is separated from Stanley Island, Queensland Stanley Island by Owen Channel and Maclear Island by Fly Channel . In the nineteenth century it was one of the earliest centres recruiting lugger crews for the pearling trade. There is a major residential site on the sandspit. The island is a popular tourist destination with an anchorage point for yachts. Flinders Island is an integral part of the mythological complex of the Flinders Group. See also Flinders Island language References Reflist Queensland national park stub Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef id Pulau Flinders Queensland zh classical ... more details
Other uses Rattlesnake Island disambiguation Rattlesnake Island Infobox islands name Rattlesnake Island local name native name image name Palm Islands context map en.png thumb image caption Rattlesnake Island and surrounds click to zoom image size locator map map caption locator map size nickname location Halifax Bay coordinates Coord 19.033 146.610 format dms type isle region AU QLD display inline,title archipelago total islands major islands area km2 length km width km highest mount elevation m population population as of density km2 ethnic groups country Australia additional info Rattlesnake Island is one of the island s South of the Palm Islands, Queensland Great Palm Island group, northwest of Magnetic Island and directly east of Rollingstone, Queensland Rollingstone in the Halifax Bay . RAAF Base Townsville No. 323 Combat Support Squadron RAAF conducts live firing with Aircraft of the RAAF military aircraft on regular occasions. When the RAAF are not live firing, they also conduct survival courses on the island. ref Air Force News Feb 2002 , accessed May 2006 http www.defence.gov.au news raafnews editions 4403 story06.htm ref See also List of islands of Australia Queensland List of islands of Queensland References Reflist Great Palm Island group Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Category North Queensland ... more details
File Pied Imperial pigeon Ducula bicolor National Aviary 1300px.jpg thumb right 200px The island is an important breeding site for Pied Imperial pigeons Night Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park west of Cape Melville , Queensland , Australia . It lies east of Coen between the first three mile opening and the second three mile opening of the Barrier Reef about 100 km south east of Lockhart River, Queensland Lockhart River . It is part of the Islands North of Port Stewart Important Bird Area . ref name bli BirdLife International. 2011 . Important Bird Areas factsheet Islands North of Port Stewart. Downloaded from http www.birdlife.org on 2011 07 12. ref References reflist Portal Queensland Coord 13.368 143.577 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Category Important Bird Areas of Queensland Category Far North QueenslandQueensland national park stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Round Island North Queensland is part of the Frankland Islands 30 km North East of Babinda and South West of Cairns . The Frankland Islands are teeming with permanent & migratory marine life, especially the Green Sea Turtle which nests on the island. Normanby Island, part of the Frankland Islands group offers a comprehensive reef system with a tropical island. These islands are very popular with reef tour operators working from Cairns. Aerial photos & maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 146.090 lat 17.217 Category Islands of QueenslandQueensland geo stub ... more details
Crab Island Moent Island is an uninhabited island west of Muttee Heads and the coastal community of Seisia which is adjacent to Bamaga, Queensland Bamaga at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait Queensland , Australia in the Torres Strait . It has an area of 2.62207 km 262.207 hectare s or 647.905 acres ref http www.cmar.csiro.au datacentre torres AFMA1980 2003 DVDVer101 Reports tst atlas svgmap Torres Strait Atlas.htm ref . The distance to the closest mainland close to Slade Point is 1.4 kilometers. Crab Island lies between Australia and the Melanesia n island of New Guinea in the southwestern part of the Torres Strait , facing the Arafura Sea to the west. It is the most significant breeding ground of the Flatback Turtle Chelonia depressa and occasional nesting by Eretmochelys imbricata and Lepidochelys olivacea . This island is south of the Torres Strait Islands Aerial photos & maps Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 142.106 lat 10.973 Category Torres Strait Islands Category Uninhabited islands of Australia Queensland geo stub de Crab Island Torres Strait ... more details
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