Maclear Island

Island in Queensland, Australia

Maclear Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the tip of Cape Melville, Queensland in Bathurst Bay.

Maclear Island
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Geography
LocationNorthern Australia
Coordinates14°12′36″S 144°15′00″E / 14.210°S 144.250°E / -14.210; 144.250
Area0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi)
Administration
StateQueensland

It is north of Denham Island in the Flinders Group National Park and south of Flinders Island, at Latitude -14.210 and Longitude 144.250.[1]

It is named after John Maclear.

References

  1. ^ "Australian Government, Geoscience Australia". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.