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Albino Rock, formerly White Rock, is an
islet An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanen ...
east of Great Palm Island, part of the Greater Palm group in
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...
, Australia. The island is in the Hinchinbrook jurisdiction, and is part of
Orpheus Island National Park Orpheus Island National Park is a national park on Orpheus Island, in North Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal (possibly Nyawaygi) name for this island is Goolboddi Island. It is one of the Palm Islands group, northwest of Brisbane, as i ...
. The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the
Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...
, which is administrated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The island once held the Albino Rock Lighthouse. The older name "White Rock" is at least as old as 1939.


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{{Great Palm Island group Islands of Queensland Great Palm Island group