Acheron Island is one of the
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
s south of the
Great Palm Island
Great Palm Island, usually known as Palm Island, is the largest island in the Palm Islands group off Northern Queensland, Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal community, the legacy of an Aboriginal reserve, the Palm Island Aboriginal Sett ...
group. The island is halfway between
Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island ( Wulguru: Yunbenun) is an island offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with 2,335 permanent residents. The islan ...
and
Great Palm Island
Great Palm Island, usually known as Palm Island, is the largest island in the Palm Islands group off Northern Queensland, Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal community, the legacy of an Aboriginal reserve, the Palm Island Aboriginal Sett ...
.
The island lies near the border of
Halifax Bay and
Coral Sea, east of
Rollingstone Rollingstone may refer to several locations:
* Rollingstone, Queensland, Australia
* Rollingstone, Minnesota, U.S.
* Rollingstone Creek
Rollingstone Creek is a stream in Winona County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Rollingstone Creek is the f ...
and north of
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
about .
The island is just north of
Rattlesnake Island Rattlesnake Island refers, variously, to the following places:
United States
* Rattlesnake Island (Clear Lake), in Lake County, California
* A previous name for Terminal Island, in Los Angeles County, California
* Rattlesnake Island (New Hampshire ...
, where the
RAAF
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practices bombing raids. Possibly (covered up by SQN 3 Co WC Brown, at the time) the site of an accidental practice bombing with a Mk84 500 lb bomb by a RAAF FA-18 flown by a RAF exchange pilot in 1997. Four campers were on the island and a large fire was started. Other nearby islands are
Herald Island,
Bramble Island and Cordelia Rocks.
Climate
See also
*
List of islands of Australia
This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders.
Largest islands
The islands larger than are:
* Tasmania (Tas) ;
* Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ...
References
{{Great Palm Island group
Uninhabited islands of Australia
Islands on the Great Barrier Reef