Infobox Australian Place type suburb name CoochiemudloIsland city Redland City Council state qld image Coochiemudlo Beach Sunset.jpg caption fedgov Division of Bowman stategov Electoral district of Redlands ... nw Thornlands, Queensland Thornlands near n Cleveland, Queensland Cleveland near ne Moreton Island, Queensland Moreton Island near w Mount Cotton, Queensland Mount Cotton near e Stradbroke Island, Queensland Stradbroke Island near sw Redland Bay, Queensland Redland Bay near s Victoria Point, Queensland Victoria Point near se Macleay IslandCoochiemudloIsland is located near Brisbane , in Queensland, Australia . CoochiemudloIsland is a small island in the southern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland Moreton Bay , Queensland . The island is approximately 1 km from Victoria Point, Queensland Victoria Point in Redland City, Queensland Redland Shire . Coochiemudlo is an anglicised version of the local ... barge also operates regular services to and from the island. Due to the relatively small area, a car is not essential for getting around the island. Wildlife There are many types of wildlife present on the island. Although CoochiemudloIsland lacks well known Australian wildlife such as koalas ... about coochiemudloisland a short history of coochie History of CoochiemudloIsland http ... Photos Coochiemudlo Redland CoochiemudloIsland Pine Ridge Chapel columbarium http www.redland.qld.gov.au ... western side of the island. Sandy beaches wrap around the island s southern, eastern and northern sides. Mangroves cover the western foreshore of the island. Transport The island is serviced ..., the island also has a flock of peacocks which roams the island. Native wildlife include bandicoots ... According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, Coochiemudlo had 658 people who ... part time. Only 5 of the island s workforce said they were unemployed. The major areas of employment ... with 1,027 in Australia. Recreation Coochiemudlo s southern beach is patrolled by the local chapter ... 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
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
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Australian place type island name Eclipse Island state qld image caption postcode pop pop footnotes est elevation coordinates coord 18 46 16 S 146 33 07 E display title,inline pushpin label position left latd 18 latm 46 lats 16 longd 146 longm 33 longs 07 maxtemp mintemp rainfall lga Townsville City Council stategov Electoral district of Townsville Townsville fedgov Division of Dawson Dawson dist1 dir1 location1 timezone utc timezone dst utc dst Infobox islands name Eclipse Island local name native name Garoogubbee image name image caption image size locator map map caption locator map size nickname location coordinates coord 18 46 16 S 146 33 07 E display inline archipelago Palm Islands, Queensland Great Palm Island group 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 Eclipse Island is one of the island s in the Palm Islands, Queensland Great Palm Island group off the coast of Queensland , Australia . The nearest island is Great Palm Island , after which the group is named. The Aboriginal term for this island is Garoogubbee Island. See also List of islands of Australia Queensland List of islands of Queensland Aerial photos & maps Eclipse Island is at coord 18 46 16 S 146 33 07 E display inline References Reflist External links Great Palm Island group Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef id Eclipse, Queensland ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Sinclair Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and one of the southern island in the Cole Islands group and National Park and is about 100 km South East of Cape Melville , Queensland. Sinclair Island is a vegetated sand cay located 15klms from the coast, well established with coconut palms and sisal that provide a habitat for a number of roosting birds and Green Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles . This island is used by a number of tour operators. Aerial photos & maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 144.903 lat 14.553 Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland national park stub ... more details
November 2010 Category National parks of Queensland Category Protected areas established in 1977 Category Islands of QueenslandQueensland national park stub es Parque Nacional Isla Posesi n simple Possession Island, Queensland ... from the Ship. In 2001 the Kaurareg successfully claimed native title rights over the island and other ... Kaurareg People v State of Queensland 2001 , Federal Court of Australia Federal Court report at AustLII ref Possession Island is located at the centre of the Possession Island National Park, an area of 5.10 km established as a Protected areas of Queensland Australia Protected Area in 1977 and managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service . References references Portal Queensland ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Gabba Island or Gerbar Island is an Australia n island situated in the Torres Strait , and north west of Yam Island, Torres Strait Yam Island . It is part of the Torres Strait Islands , and is uninhabited except for wild pigs. Shipwrecks The Newton ketch , 15 ton foundered off Gabba Island in Torres Strait, December 1913. Coord 9.765 S 142.633 E region AU QLD type isle display title Category Torres Strait Islands Category Uninhabited islands of Australia Queensland geo stub de Gabba Island ... more details
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