Dunk Island, known as Coonanglebah in the Warrgamay and Dyirbal languages, is an island within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) off the Australian east coast, opposite the town of Mission Beach. The island forms part of the Family Islands National Park and is in the larger Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.[2]
The island is surrounded by reefs and has a diverse population of birds. The Bandjin and Djiru peoples once used the island as a source for food. Europeans first settled on the island in 1897. Dunk Island was used by the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. In recent years the island and its resort facilities have been adversely affected by both Cyclone Larry and Cyclone Yasi.
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^"About Family Islands". Department of Environment and Resource Management. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
DunkIsland, known as Coonanglebah in the Warrgamay and Dyirbal languages, is an island within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland...
is best known for his book Confessions of a Beachcomber. His grave on DunkIsland is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. Banfield was born in Liverpool...
Bedarra Island (also known as Richards Island) is one of the Family Islands group within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland...
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DunkIsland Airport (IATA: DKI, ICAO: YDKI) is located on the west side of DunkIsland, Australia, only 5 km (3.1 mi) from Mission Beach. The airport is...
the Family Islands, their Aboriginal names, and their position in the "family" are: DunkIsland (Coonanglebah) – the father Richards Island (Bedarra) –...
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Thorpe Island is one of the middle islands of the Family Islands group within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland. Australia...
and Kangaroo Island and four weekly services between Melbourne and Kangaroo Island, all aboard Dash 8s. "Qantas to serve Kangaroo Island following airport...
Kumboola Island is in the Family Islands group and located approximately 15 km North East of Tully Heads and immediately south of DunkIsland. It is part...
Banfield Memorial Reserve and Grave is a heritage-listed lone grave at DunkIsland, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1923...
in Sydney, while HMAS Ipswich was used for six weeks of filming off DunkIsland in Queensland. Hammersley serves under the fictional naval command structure...
Timana, relocating in 1973 to DunkIsland where he established the DunkIsland Tapestry Atelier. Arthur remained on the island until his death in 1998. Wikimedia...
which was later dropped, Bond put his energy into the restoration of DunkIsland, before starting renewable energy business, Infinite Power. Bond has...
Jessie Island is about 80 km north of DunkIsland and east of the Cowley Beach Training area (established 1977) and north of the South Barnard Islands. Jessie...
nearby island. He was later picked up and transported to Sydney for trial. Ominously, Johnstone himself describes a later patrol on DunkIsland as unnecessary...
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Calamus vitiensis, commonly known as the DunkIsland lawyer vine, solitary lawyer vine or Mission Beach wait-a-while, is a climbing palm in the family...
vegetated continental islands, e.g., Garden Island, Goold Island, Brook Islands Group, Family Island Group, Bedarra Island and DunkIsland east of Mission Beach...
residence on DunkIsland in the early twentieth century where he studied and wrote about the vegetation, bird and sea life of the island. Sophisticated...
on 28 February 2012. Josh Bavas & Kirsty Nancarrow (2 December 2011). DunkIsland resort sold Archived 19 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ABC News...
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