Howick
Howick is located in Queensland
Howick
Howick
EtymologySir Charles Grey, Viscount Howick[1]
Geography
LocationCoral Sea
Coordinates14°30′11″S 144°58′26″E / 14.50306°S 144.97389°E / -14.50306; 144.97389
Total islands19
Major islands
  • Beanley Island
  • Bewick Island
  • Hampton Island
  • Ingram Island
  • Newton Island
  • Combe Island
  • Stapleton Island
  • South Barrow Island
Area4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[2]
Highest elevation56 m (184 ft)[3]
Administration
StateQueensland
Demographics
Population0

The Howick Island is the southernmost and a now uninhabited island in the Howick group that is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Far North Queensland, Australia.

It fell within the territory of the Ithu people in pre-colonial times.

The island is located in the Coral Sea and is situated about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Cape Melville. The area of the island is approximately 480 hectares (1,200 acres).[2]

Etymology

The island group was named by Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys RN, captain of HMS Kangaroo, in 1815, possibly after Sir Charles Grey, Viscount Howick, a soldier.[1]

Ion Idriess' first novel, Madman's Island, was published in 1927 and is semi-autobiographical based on the author's experiences on Howick Island.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Howick Island". Queensland place names search. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Map of Howick Island, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Howick Group National Park Management Statement 2013" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Nightmare on Howick: Madman's Island by Ion Idriess". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). National Library of Australia. 12 November 1938. p. 20. Retrieved 30 October 2015.


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