Discover Palm Island
The district Palm Island of in Queensland is a district in Australia about 1,154 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 16% |
Air Humidity | 84% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
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Friday, 17th of May 2024
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Saturday, 18th of May 2024
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Orpheus Island National Park
Orpheus Island is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 1,189 km northwest of Brisbane, as is Pelorus Island 800 metres to the north. It is part of Shire of Hinchinbrook. Besides Orpheus Island, the national park also includes Albino Rock, which is located 2.6 km Aleast of Palm Island. A research station, operated by James Cook University is located on the island, as is an exclusive resort. St Michaels Grammar sometimes goes there for a 2 week program known as GBR.
Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island is an Aboriginal community located on Great Palm Island, also called by the Aboriginal name "Bwgcolman", an island on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland, Australia The settlement is also known by a variety of other names including "the Mission", Palm Island Settlement or Palm Community. Palm Island is often termed a classic "tropical paradise" given its natural endowments, but it has had a troubled history since the European settlement of Australia.
Fantome Island
Fantome Island is one of the islands in the Great Palm Island group. It is neighboured by Great Palm Island and is 65 km north-east of Townsville, Queensland on the east coast of Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is Eumilli Island. The island is small with an area of 7.8 km and is surrounded by a fringing reef. A Lock Hospital for the treatment of Indigenous patients suffering from venereal diseases was established on Fantome Island in 1928. This institution closed in 1945.
Curacoa Island
Curacoa Island is one of the islands in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named. Curacoa Island is uninhabited. The Aboriginal term for this island is Noogoo Island.
Falcon Island
Falcon Island is one of the islands in the Great Palm Island group, off the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named. The Aboriginal term for this island is Carbooroo Island. Another Falcon Island, which is located in the Kingdom of Tonga, has appeared and disappeared several times since 1865 when it was first spotted by the British H.M.S. Falcon.
Esk Island
Esk Island is one of the islands in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named. The Aboriginal term for this island is Soopun Island.
Brisk Island
Brisk Island is an island in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named. The Aboriginal name for Brisk Island is Culgarool Island. The island is situated in Steamer Passage, Halifax Bay approximately 2 kilometres southwest of Palm Island in Queensland, Australia. It is around 51 hectares or 0.51 square km in size.
Eclipse Island (Queensland)
Eclipse Island is one of the islands in the 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.
Havannah Island
Havannah Island is one of the islands in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named. Havannah Island is the southernmost island from Palm Island and is under the flight path from Townsville. Havannah island has only one beach landing which is typical of the smaller islands of the Palm Group. These beaches are located in the northwestern end of the islands and afford a safe anchorage in calm conditions.
Fly Island
Fly Island is one of the islands in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named. Fly Island is a few hundred metres northwest of Havannah Island and 50 km southeast of Ingham. The nearest island to the west is Pandora Reef.
Halifax Bay
Halifax Bay is a region located around a bay in the Coral Sea, situated on the Australian coast in Far North Queensland. It is bordered by the town of Ingham to the north, city of Townsville to the south and Great Palm Island off the coast to the east. Regional localities include Mount Low, Bushland Beach, Yabulu, Saunders Beach, Toolakea Beach, Bluewater, Toomulla Beach, Rollingstone, Balgal Beach, Paluma, Mutamee, Taylors Beach and Allingham (formerly Forrest Beach).
Cordelia Rocks
Cordelia Rocks is one of the islands south of the Great Palm Island group and northwest of Magnetic Island in Queensland, Australia. It is about 50 km east of Rollingstone and northeast of Rattlesnake Island by a few hundred metres.
Barber Island
Barber Island is an island south of Great Palm Island, part of the Greater Palm group in Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is Boodthean Island. Barber Island is one of the ten islands in the Local Government Area of the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council. The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea, which is administrated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The GBRMPA zoning is "Conservation Zone".
Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island
The Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island is a special local government area of Queensland, Australia, managed by the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council under a Deed of Grant in Trust granted to the community on 27 October 1986. It is located on Palm Island, near the north Queensland city of Townsville. The council was previously the Palm Island Community Council. The Community Council had far fewer powers and was reliant on revenue from alcohol sales from the canteen.
Solomon Dam
One of the three man-made bodies of fresh water on Palm Island, Queensland.
Bamboo Dam
There are three man-made bodies of fresh water on Great Palm Island, Queensland, Australia. Bamboo Dam is located at the peak of Mount Bentley.
Great Palm Island
Great Palm Island, also known as Palm Island, or by the Aboriginal name Bwgcolman; is a tropical island with a resident community of about 2,000 people. The island has an area of 55 km . The official area figure of 70.9 km² refers to Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island and includes nine smaller islands. It is in Queensland, Australia, off the east coast of northern Queensland, situated 65 kilometres northwest of Townsville, and 800 kilometres north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Pandora Reef
Pandora Reef is a low-lying island in addition to being an adjacent fringing reef. It is in Halifax Bay in Queensland, Australia. It is 13 kilometres from the Greater Palm group. The name Pandora Reef dates back to at least 1889. The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea. The GBRMPA designation is 18-051. Zoned as a Marine National Park, fishing is not permitted, although diving and photography are allowed.
Albino Rock
Albino Rock, formerly White Rock, is an island east of Great Palm Island, part of the Greater Palm group in Queensland, Australia. The island is in the Hinchinbrook jurisdiction, and is part of Orpheus Island National Park. The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea, which is administrated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The island once held a lighthouse. The older name "White Rock" is at least as old as 1939.