Geography | |
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Location | Northern Australia |
Coordinates | 12°59′06″S 143°36′43″E / 12.985°S 143.612°E / -12.985; 143.612 |
Area | 0.02 km (0.0077 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Queensland |
Sherrard Island is an island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River in Queensland, Australia.
Geography
It is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park north-west of Cape Melville, Queensland and north-east of Coen between the first three-mile (4.8 km) opening and the second three-mile (4.8 km) opening of the Barrier Reef about 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Lockhart River in the Osborn Channel.
The island is 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Old Lockhart River and 30 km (19 mi) south of Cape Direction.
See also
References
- "Sherrard Island – island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River (entry 30727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- "Sherrard Island, Queensland". CruiseAway (cruiseaway.com.au). 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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