Sherrard Island is an island in the
Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River
The Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia.
Geography
It is on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula and consists of a single locality, Lockhart River (which is shared with the Shir ...
in
Queensland
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, Australia.
Geography
It is part of the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities. It is a vast multiple-use Marine Park which supports a wide range of uses, including commercial marine tourism, fishing, ports an ...
north-west of
Cape Melville
Cape Melville is a headland on the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. To its west lies Princess Charlotte Bay. It is part of the Cape Melville National Park. Cape Melville was named Stoney Cape in 1815 by Lieutenant Charles ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
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, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
and north-east of
Coen between the first opening and the second opening of the Barrier Reef about south-east of
Lockhart River in the Osborn Channel.
The island is east of Old Lockhart River and south of Cape Direction.
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
Islands on the Great Barrier Reef
Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River
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