Marina Barque. Lost in Torres Strait, from Sydney to Singapore, 28 May 1866. Crew landed on BoobyIsland and a ship took them on to Singapore Morning Star ship Morning Star , wrecked 1814 somewhere near BoobyIsland. Pacific . Schooner . Foundered off BoobyIsland, Queensland, 6 July 1935 Shamrock . Schooner. Involved in rescue of survivors from two ships, on BoobyIsland Hydrabad and Coringa Packet Lighthouse main BoobyIsland Light In 1890 a lighthouse eventually took up service on the island ... lat 10.604 Portal Queensland 1stVoyageCookAus Category Torres Strait Islands Queensland geo stub lighthouse stub de BoobyIslandQueensland ...For the island in the Bonaparte Archipelago of Western Australia BoobyIsland Kimberley File BoobyIsland aerial.jpg thumb right 400px An aerial view of BoobyIsland from the south. BoobyIsland is an island West of Muttee Heads at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait , Queensland , Australia . This island in the Torres Strait , south of Thursday Island and Prince of Wales Island, Torres Strait Prince of Wales Island . Shipwrecks In the 19th century such a high number of ship were lost in the area, that provisions were stored on BoobyIsland for shipwrecked sailors. ref name rowlett cite rowlett qld ref Wrecks include ref http oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au torres wrecks.html Torres Strait shipwrecks ref Delfshaven . Barque , 656 tons. Newcastle to Java. Struck a sunken reef near BoobyIsland, 24 July 1862. As she was undermanned, the boats were launched with difficulty after big seas had driven her over the rocks into calm water. Natives and adverse currents prevented them reaching safety on the Australian coast before one boat was abandoned and a course set for Timor Kanahooka Iron steamship , 386 tons. Built 1883. Foundered in a heavy gale south of BoobyIsland, Queensland, 19 January 1894. She was overloaded with guano from Rocky Islet in the Gulf of Carpentaria ... more details
For the QueenslandislandBoobyIsland File BoobyBrownNestGround.jpg thumb right 300px Nesting Brown Boobies BoobyIsland , once known as White Island , is a small 3 ha , uninhabited island in the Bonaparte Archipelago of the Kimberley Western Australia Kimberley region of Western Australia . It was renamed in 2004 to avoid confusion with another White Island in the Kimberley region. ref cite web url http www.highbeam.com doc 1P1 92898859.html title BoobyIsland deemed the White name accessdate 2011 06 06 work General News Australia first last publisher AAP date 2004 03 29 ref It is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports more than 1 of the world population of Brown Booby Brown Boobies , with a seabird colony breeding colony of up to 2000 pairs. ref cite web url http www.birdata.com.au iba.vm title IBA BoobyIsland Kimberley accessdate 2011 06 06 work Birdata first last publisher Birds Australia date ref References reflist coord 15 03 41 S 124 19 35 E display title region AU type isle source GoogleEarth name BoobyIsland Category Islands of Western Australia Category Kimberley Western Australia Category Important Bird Areas of Western Australia WesternAustralia geo stub ... more details
Infobox lighthouse name BoobyIsland Light image name BoobyIsland Lighthouse.jpg caption BoobyIsland Lighthouse and one of the deteriorated cottages location BoobyIsland , Queensland , Australia pushpin map Queensland pushpin latd 10 latm 36 lats 20 latNS S longd 141 longm 54 longs 33 longEW E coordinates ... lights to be constructed along the Queensland coast. sfn QLD601724 File BoobyIsland Lightstation from the sea.jpg thumb left BoobyIsland Lightstation from the sea History The colony of Queensland was formed in 1859. In 1862, the Queensland government appointed the first Portmaster, Commander George ... canada NGA 111 9620 ARLHS AUS 011 BoobyIsland Light is an active lighthouse located on BoobyIsland , an island near the tip of Cape York Peninsula , west of Prince of Wales IslandQueensland Prince of Wales Island , within the Endeavour Strait , Queensland , Australia . It marks the western entrance ... the erection of a lighthouse on BoobyIsland. It was Heath who first recommended the construction ... in 1992. sfn QLD601724 Structures File BoobyIsland aerial.jpg thumb right An aerial view of the island, showing the lighthouse and other structures. The lighthouse is conical, convert 18 m ... vane . sfn QLD601724 File BoobyIsland Light and No 2 Quarters, 1957.jpg thumb left The lighthouse ... 11 14 cite AHD 19045 BoobyIsland Lightstation, BoobyIsland via Thursday Island, QLD, Australia accessdate 2010 11 24 cite AHPI QLD601724 BoobyIsland Lightstation accessdate 2010 11 24 refend External ... of Wales Island was established. Formal approval took four more years, and tenders for the lighthouse ... of Maryborough, Queensland Maryborough , which also constructed Sandy Cape Light , Cape Bowling Green Light , Cowan Cowan Point Light , Cape Capricorn Light and Lady Elliot Island Light . The light ... rotating mechanism. The original apparatus now resides in the Thursday Island Museum. The Battery ... . The site is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service . The location is accessible ... more details
pp semi indef About seabirds the part of human anatomy breast Taxobox name Booby image Blue footed Booby Sula nebouxii one leg raised.jpg image caption Blue footed Booby displaying by raising a foot image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Pelecaniformes familia Sulidae genus Sula genus authority Mathurin Jacques Brisson Brisson , 1760 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Blue footed Booby Sula nebouxii Peruvian Booby Sula variegata Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Nazca Booby Sula granti Red footed Booby Sula sula Brown Booby Sula leucogaster For fossil species, see text. A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula , part of the Sulidae Family biology family . Boobies are closely related to the gannet s Morus , which were formerly included in Sula . Description Boobies hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Facial air sacs under their skin cushion the impact with the water. Boobies are colonial breeders on islands and coasts. They normally lay one or more chalky blue eggs on the ground or sometimes in a tree nest. See also Unusual Seabird Breeding Behavior Mating Dances Booby Mating Dances Name Their name was possibly based on the Spanish language Spanish slang term bubie , meaning dunce cap dunce , as these tame birds had a habit of landing on board sailing ships, where they were easily captured and eaten. Owing to this, boobies are often mentioned as having been caught and eaten by shipwrecked sailors, notably William Bligh Captain Bligh of the Bounty ship Bounty and his adherents, during their famous ... footed Booby and Nazca Booby Image Red footed Booby Sula sula flying.jpg thumb left Red footed Booby ... s Booby was formerly included in Sula but is now placed in a monotype biology monotypic genus Papasula ... Molecular Support for Species Status of the Nazca Booby journal The Auk volume 119 issue 3 pages 820 ... Videos of several Booby species on The Internet Bird Collection Pelecaniformes Category Boobies ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes 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 Category Geography of QueenslandQueensland geo stub ... 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
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
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
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 Aerial photos & maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 145.559 lat 16.386 Category Islands of Queensland Category Commonwealth Heritage List Queensland geo stub ... 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
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
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
IslandQueensland Wreck Island , West Fairfax and West Hoskyn Islands Queensland Hoskyn Islands these are maintained ... Reef, is found on the island. There are also Brown Booby breeding colonies at East and West Fairfax ...Infobox protected area of Australia name One Tree Island iucn category Ia image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 260 locator y 87 nearest town or city Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone coordinates coord 23 30 30 S 152 05 30 E display inline,title region AU type isle name One Tree Island area ..., Department of Geology, University of Queensland, 8 3 1 85 http espace.library.uq.edu.au view UQ 10881 ref established visitation num visitation year managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife ... cays national park Capricornia Cays National Park One Tree Island is a small coral cay . It is located ... of Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone , Queensland , Australia , and 450 km north of the state capital Brisbane . The island is part of the Great Barrier Reef chain of islands, and is part of the Capricorn and Bunker Group of island and forms part of the Capricornia Cays National Park . It is also ... date ref General One Tree Island is a rubble or shingle cay at the eastern end of a coral reef which ... visible from the mainland, although Masthead Island may be viewed from Mount Larcom on a clear ... to expand and provide potential sites for the formation of cays. One Tree Island is a Shingle cay ... a second whaling voyage from England in the Albion he discovered the Bunker Islands off the Queensland ... published journal provides valuable information on some of the cays. Current uses The island and reef ... Act , 1975 Research station One Tree Island Research Station which was established in 1976 and accommodates ... www.bio.usyd.edu.au OTI One Tree Island Research Station The research Station provides basic accommodation ... buildings provide comfortable living on the island, with timber louvred windows, coral rubble .... For cooking LPG powered appliances are used. The only freshwater supply for the island is rainwater ... 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 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
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
Rocky Island is an island in Walsh Bay just South of the Archer Point Light ref name loa cite loa QLD Archer 20Point Archer Point Lighthouse ref about 25 km South East of Cooktown in the Australia n States and territories of Australia state of Queensland . A lighthouse on the island, now disused, served as a leading lights lead , together with Archer Point Light, between Hope Islands National Park Hope Islands and the mainland to the south, and between some reefs and the mainland to the north. ref name loa References reflist Aerial photos & maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 145.335 lat 15.607 Category Islands of QueenslandQueensland geo stub ... more details
Infobox islands name Eagle Island image name image caption image size locator map locator map size native name native name link sobriquet location Coral Sea coordinates archipelago Lizard Island Group total islands major islands Lizard Island area km2 7 rank length km width km coastline km highest mount elevation m country Australia population population as of density km2 ethnic groups additional info Eagle Island is in a national park in Queensland , Australia , 692 km northwest of Brisbane, Australia Brisbane . The island is part of the Lizard Island Group and is south of Lizard Island situated 270 km north of Cairns, Queensland. The only settlements on the island are the Research Station, the Lizard Island Resort operated by Voyages Hotels & Resorts and a basic camping area operated by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service . Geography Lizard Island is a high granite island about 7 square kilometers in size, with three smaller islands nearby Palfrey, South and Bird . Together these islands form the Lizard Island Group and their well developed fringing reef encircles the 10 metre deep Blue Lagoon. The Lizard Island Group is a mid shelf reef, situated 30 kilometers from the Australian mainland. Most reef and island types characteristic of the Great Barrier Reef are accessible from the Research Station. Protected area All islands in the Lizard Island Group are part of the Lizard Island National Park , administered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Lizard Island is situated in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, administered jointly by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency Queensland Environmental Protection Agency . Permits are required for all manipulative research in the Lizard Island ... the peak on Lizard Island to chart a course out to sea through the maze of reefs which confronted him. See also portal Queensland Protected areas of Queensland Australia Protected areas of Queensland ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type town name Boyne Island state qld image caption latd 23 latm 56 lats longd 151 longm 21 longs pushpin label position left lga Gladstone Regional Council postcode 4680 est pop 3,687 ref name ABS elevation maxtemp mintemp rainfall stategov Electoral district of Gladstone Gladstone fedgov Division of Flynn Flynn dist1 521 dir1 NW location1 Brisbane dist2 23 dir2 SE location2 Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone dist3 3 dir3 W location3 Tannum Sands, Queensland Tannum Sands Boyne Island is a town in Queensland , Australia , 25 km south of Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone . It is located on the west bank of the Boyne River Queensland Boyne River and is made an island by the adjoining South Trees Inlet. It is a twin town with Tannum Sands, Queensland Tannum Sands located directly across the river. At the 2006 Census in Australia census , Boyne Island has a population of 3,687. ref name ABS Census 2006 AUS id UCL308000 name Boyne Island Urban Centre Locality quick on accessdate 2008 05 25 ref The town was named for the Boyne River, which was named by John Oxley in 1823. Originally the island was used for sheep grazing, this was followed by small crops, horticulture, fishing and timber. Now Boyne Island is primarily a residential centre for the nearby Boyne Island aluminium smelter and Gladstone industries. Australia s largest aluminium smelter, Boyne Smelters Ltd., is located north of the town separated by a buffer zone. Boyne Island is home to the Boyne Tannum Hookup, which is a large fishing event held on the Queens Birthday long weekend. The event is held at Bray Park, which is on the river near the skate park. This event is very popular, with more than 3,000 entrants. References reflist External links http queenslandplaces.com.au boyne island University of QueenslandQueensland Places Boyne Island http www.boynetannum.com.au Community website http www.boynetannumhookup.com.au ... display title Category Coastal towns in Queensland Category Towns in QueenslandQueensland geo stub ... more details
provides medical services to three other islands in the central island cluster Coconut, Yam and Warraber . The island has a school, which is a campus of Tagai State College based on Thursday Island . There is an IBIS store on the island and also a Mini Mart. See also Yorke Island Airport Popular culture Yorke Island was the film location for RAN Remote Area Nurse TV series RAN Remote Area Nurse . Portal Queensland coord 9.745 S 143.434 E type isle region AU QLD display title Category Torres Strait Islands Category Indigenous Australian communities Queensland geo stub de Yorke Island ...Yorke Island Masig Island is a coral cay situated in the Eastern area of the central island group in the Torres Strait , at the top end of the Great Barrier Reef and Northwest of the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It lies Northwest of Coconut Island, Torres Strait Coconut Poruma Island in the central island group and Southwest of Stephens Island Torres Strait Stephens Island Ugar Island , West of Darnley IslandQueensland Darnley Island Erub Island , and Northwest of Murray Island, Torres Strait Murray Mer Island in the eastern island group. This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands that are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Yorke Island, traditionally known as Masig, is about 2.7 km long and 800 m at its widest point. The inhabitants, skilled navigators with a detailed knowledge of the reefs, have always occupied a central position in the Straits trading networks. In 1845 , Masig people could be found trading from the west of the Straits to the east. Before the arrival of teachers from the London Missionary Society in the 1870s, Masig was attracting a diverse community of immigrants, some brought by the pearl and Trochus trochus shell industry. The Queensland Government moved the people of Aureed to Masig after it was declared a government reserve .... A highly profitable fish factory has operated on the island since the late 1970s, freezing the catch ... more details
Infobox islands name Sydney Island native name native name link sobriquet image name image caption image size image alt locator map Wellesley Islands locator map.jpg locator map size map custom no location Gulf of Carpentaria coordinates archipelago Wellesley Islands total islands major islands Mornington Island area km2 rank length km 5 width km coastline km highest mount elevation m Country heading country Australia country admin divisions title State country admin divisions Queensland country admin divisions title 1 country admin divisions 1 country admin divisions title 2 country admin divisions 2 demonym population population as of density km2 ethnic groups website additional info Sydney Island is situated in the Gulf of Carpentaria and is one if the islands of the Wellesley Islands group. It s about convert 5 km long and just to the south of the major island in the group Mornington Island . See also Portal Queensland List of islands of Australia References http www.ga.gov.au bin gazd01?rec 153848 Sydney Island at the Gazetteer of Australia Queensland geo stub coord 16 41 S 139 28 E display title region AU type isle source GNS enwiki Category Islands of Queensland Category North West Queensland Category Gulf of Carpentaria ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Tern island is an island a few hundred metres north of Tern Cliffs and the Jardine River Resource Reserve Jardine River National Park in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland , Australia , in the Cape York Peninsula about 40 km southeast of Bamaga, Queensland Bamaga . Coord 11.997 142.765 format dms type isle region AU QLD display title Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland national park stub ... more details
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