The locality consists of many island groups and islands. Being in the Great Barrier Reef area, there are many coral reefs with low-lying islands (known as coral cays) which can develop or erode over time. Consequently many are unnamed or poorly documented. The named features are listed in the table, from north to south.
Also known as Osprey Island, it is just off the west coast of Lizard Island connected by the Lizard Island Reef. It is part of the Lizard Island National Park.[3][5]
Named on 12 August 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook, commander of HMS Endeavour, noting "...the only land animals we saw here were lizards".[6][3] It is a continental island rising to 350 metres (1,150 ft) above sea level with the Lizard Island Reef. It is the largest island in the Lizard Island National Park.[5]
A small continental island, covered in grass, shrubs and granite boulders. It is a nesting site for osprey, black-naped terns, bridled terns, silver gulls, Torres Strait Pigeons and reef herons.[7] It is south of Lizard Head on Lizard Island and is part of the Lizard Island Reef and the Lizard Island National Park.[5] It is the only named island in the Bird Islets.
A continental island rising to 130 metres (430 ft) to south of Research Point on Lizard Island and part of the Lizard Island Reef and the Lizard Island National Park.[3][9][5]
Within the Eyrie Reef, it was named by Lieutenant James Cook on the HMS Endeavour on 13 August 1770. It is part of the Lizard Island National Park.[3][10][5]
Also known as Newt Island, it is a continental island rising to 110 metres (360 ft) south of Lizard Island. It is part of the Lizard Island Reef and the Island Island National Park.[3][11][5]
An island group consisting of two unnamed islands within the Pethebridge Islets Reef, formerly known as Q Reef or Kew Reef. It is part of the Turtle Group National Park.[13][5]
An island group of 3 unnamed islands joined by the Rocky Islets Reef. One of them rises to 30 metres (98 ft). The group is within the Three Islands Group National Park.[16]
There are three national parks within the locality:
The locality takes its name from Lizard Island, the largest island in the locality. The island was named on 12 August 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook, commander of HMS Endeavour, with the comment "...the only land animals we saw here were lizards".[20]
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January 01, 1970
lizard, queensland, coordinates, using, openstreetmap, download, coordinates, coordinates, primary, coordinates, secondary, coordinates, lizard, offshore, locality, consisting, number, islands, great, barrier, reef, area, coral, within, shire, cook, queensland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Lizard is an offshore locality consisting of a number of islands in the Great Barrier Reef area of the Coral Sea within the Shire of Cook Queensland Australia It includes Lizard Island In the 2021 census Lizard had a population of 65 people 2 Lizard QueenslandLizard Island beach with Prince Charles Island right 2018LizardCoordinates14 45 16 S 145 20 24 E 14 7544 S 145 34 E 14 7544 145 34 Lizard centre of locality Population65 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 4871Area2 833 7 km2 1 094 1 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 LGA s Shire of CookState electorate s CookFederal division s LeichhardtSuburbs around Lizard Starcke Coral Sea Coral SeaStarcke Lizard Coral SeaHope Vale Hope Vale Coral Sea Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Heritage listings 4 Demographics 5 Education 6 Transport 7 ReferencesGeography editThe locality consists of many island groups and islands Being in the Great Barrier Reef area there are many coral reefs with low lying islands known as coral cays which can develop or erode over time Consequently many are unnamed or poorly documented The named features are listed in the table from north to south Name Size Coordinates Notes Nymph Island 76 3396 hectares 188 639 acres 14 39 15 S 145 15 10 E 14 6543 S 145 2529 E 14 6543 145 2529 Nymph Island It is surrounded by the Nymph Reef It is part of the Turtle Group National Park 3 4 5 Prince Charles Island 1 0756 hectares 2 658 acres 14 40 00 S 145 26 38 E 14 6666 S 145 4439 E 14 6666 145 4439 Prince Charles Island Osprey Island Also known as Osprey Island it is just off the west coast of Lizard Island connected by the Lizard Island Reef It is part of the Lizard Island National Park 3 5 Lizard Island 8 6287 square kilometres 3 3316 sq mi 14 40 02 S 145 27 38 E 14 6671 S 145 4606 E 14 6671 145 4606 Lizard Island Named on 12 August 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook commander of HMS Endeavour noting the only land animals we saw here were lizards 6 3 It is a continental island rising to 350 metres 1 150 ft above sea level with the Lizard Island Reef It is the largest island in the Lizard Island National Park 5 Seabird Islet approx 1 75 hectares 4 3 acres 14 41 30 S 145 27 57 E 14 6916 S 145 4658 E 14 6916 145 4658 Seabird Islet A small continental island covered in grass shrubs and granite boulders It is a nesting site for osprey black naped terns bridled terns silver gulls Torres Strait Pigeons and reef herons 7 It is south of Lizard Head on Lizard Island and is part of the Lizard Island Reef and the Lizard Island National Park 5 It is the only named island in the Bird Islets Bird Islets 14 41 32 S 145 27 59 E 14 6922 S 145 4663 E 14 6922 145 4663 Bird Islets An island group south of Lizard Head on Lizard Island within the Lizard Island Reef Its only named island is Seabird Islet 8 Palfrey Island 51 8023 hectares 128 006 acres 14 41 33 S 145 26 47 E 14 6926 S 145 4464 E 14 6926 145 4464 Palfrey Island A continental island rising to 130 metres 430 ft to south of Research Point on Lizard Island and part of the Lizard Island Reef and the Lizard Island National Park 3 9 5 Eagle Island 3 5178 hectares 8 693 acres 14 41 48 S 145 22 39 E 14 6968 S 145 3774 E 14 6968 145 3774 Eagle Island Within the Eyrie Reef it was named by Lieutenant James Cook on the HMS Endeavour on 13 August 1770 It is part of the Lizard Island National Park 3 10 5 South Island 28 6527 hectares 70 802 acres 14 42 06 S 145 27 16 E 14 7018 S 145 4544 E 14 7018 145 4544 South Island Newt Island Also known as Newt Island it is a continental island rising to 110 metres 360 ft south of Lizard Island It is part of the Lizard Island Reef and the Island Island National Park 3 11 5 Turtle Group 14 43 22 S 145 11 38 E 14 7227 S 145 1938 E 14 7227 145 1938 Turtle Group An island group consisting of a number of unnamed islands within the Turtle Group Reef It is part of the Turtle Group National Park 12 5 Pethebridge Islets 14 44 02 S 145 05 30 E 14 7338 S 145 0916 E 14 7338 145 0916 Pethebridge Islets An island group consisting of two unnamed islands within the Pethebridge Islets Reef formerly known as Q Reef or Kew Reef It is part of the Turtle Group National Park 13 5 North Direction Island 48 1906 hectares 119 082 acres 14 44 44 S 145 30 41 E 14 7455 S 145 5115 E 14 7455 145 5115 North Direction Island Northern Direction Island Also known as Northern Direction Island it is surrounded by the North Direction Reef 3 14 5 South Direction Island 55 2957 hectares 136 639 acres 14 49 43 S 145 31 30 E 14 8285 S 145 5249 E 14 8285 145 5249 South Direction Island It is surrounded by the South Direction Reef 3 15 5 Rocky Islets 14 51 45 S 145 28 38 E 14 8625 S 145 4772 E 14 8625 145 4772 Rocky Islets An island group of 3 unnamed islands joined by the Rocky Islets Reef One of them rises to 30 metres 98 ft The group is within the Three Islands Group National Park 16 There are three national parks within the locality Lizard Island National Park 17 Turtle Group National Park 18 Three Islands Group National Park which includes islands offshore of the neighbouring locality of Hope Vale 19 History editThe locality takes its name from Lizard Island the largest island in the locality The island was named on 12 August 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook commander of HMS Endeavour with the comment the only land animals we saw here were lizards 20 Heritage listings editMrs Watson s Cottage on Lizard Island is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register 21 Demographics editIn the 2016 census Lizard had a population of 49 people 22 In the 2021 census Lizard had a population of 65 people 2 Education edit nbsp Lizard Island Airport 2015 There are no schools in Lizard nor nearby The options are distance education and boarding school 23 Transport editLizard Island Airport is on Lizard Island 14 40 16 S 145 27 09 E 14 6712 S 145 4525 E 14 6712 145 4525 Lizard Island Airfield 24 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lizard Queensland Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Lizard suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Lizard SAL 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 28 February 2023 nbsp a b c d e f g h Marine islands Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Nymph Island island entry 24924 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 27 October 2023 Lizard Island island entry 19800 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Seabird Islet island in Shire of Cook entry 30316 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 1 October 2023 Island groups Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Palfrey Island island entry 25834 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Eagle Island island entry 11002 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 South Island island entry 31415 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Turtle Group island group in Shire of Cook entry 35417 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 1 October 2023 Pethebridge Islets island group in Shire of Cook entry 26531 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 1 October 2023 North Direction Island island in Shire of Cook entry 24631 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 1 October 2023 South Direction Island island entry 31447 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Rocky Islets island group in Shire of Cook entry 28844 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 1 October 2023 Lizard Island National Park Parks and forests Queensland Government 19 October 2009 Archived from the original on 7 June 2023 Retrieved 27 October 2023 Turtle Group National Park Parks and forests Queensland Government 22 October 2009 Archived from the original on 31 May 2023 Retrieved 27 October 2023 Three Islands Group National Park Parks and forests Queensland Government 1 March 2010 Archived from the original on 10 June 2023 Retrieved 27 October 2023 Lizard locality in Shire of Cook entry 46133 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 30 October 2019 Stone ruin at Lizard Island entry 600430 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Lizard SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Layers Locality Schools and school catchments Queensland Globe Queensland Government Archived from the original on 19 December 2017 Retrieved 27 October 2023 Airports Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 22 October 2020 Archived from the original on 15 November 2020 Retrieved 3 November 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lizard Queensland amp oldid 1182235543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
