Rocky Island (Queensland)

Rocky Island
Geography
Location Northern Australia
Coordinates 15°36′25″S 145°20′06″E / 15.607°S 145.335°E / -15.607; 145.335Coordinates: 15°36′25″S 145°20′06″E / 15.607°S 145.335°E / -15.607; 145.335
Area 0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi)
Administration
State Queensland

Rocky Island is an island in Walsh Bay just south of the Archer Point Light[1] about 25 km south-east of Cooktown in the Australian state of Queensland. A lighthouse on the island, now disused, served as a lead, together with Archer Point Light, between Hope Islands and the mainland to the south, and between some reefs and the mainland to the north.[1] It is around 6 hectares or 0.06 square km in size.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Archer Point Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Queensland. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  2. "Map of Rocky Island, QLD".
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