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Sisters Island (Queensland)

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(Redirected from Sisters Islands (Queensland)) Island in Queensland, Australia

Sisters Island
Geography
LocationNorthern Australia
Coordinates17°44′46″S 146°09′40″E / 17.746°S 146.161°E / -17.746; 146.161
Area0.04 km (0.015 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland

Sisters Island is about 40 km north of Dunk Island. With nearby Stephens Island it forms the South Barnard Islands Group, which is protected within the Barnard Island Group National Park. It is a popular site for tourist kayaking. It is around 4 hectares or 0.04 square km in size.

The island is part of the South Barnard Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for terns.

References

  1. "Map of Sisters Island, QLD".
  2. "IBA: South Barnard Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2011.


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