Sherrard Island

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Sherrard Island
Geography
Location Northern Australia
Coordinates 12°59′06″S143°36′43″E / 12.985°S 143.612°E / -12.985; 143.612 Coordinates: 12°59′06″S143°36′43″E / 12.985°S 143.612°E / -12.985; 143.612
Area0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi)
Administration
State Queensland

Sherrard Island is an island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River in Queensland, Australia. [1]

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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. [2]

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References

  1. "Sherrard Island – island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River (entry 30727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. "Sherrard Island, Queensland". CruiseAway (cruiseaway.com.au). 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.