Allen Island

Allen Island, also known as Allens Island or Allen's Island, is one of the , in 's . It was named by Matthew Flinders after John Allen, a Derbyshire miner who was a member of the party of naturalists that accompanied the 1801–1803 voyage of HMS Investigator under Flinders.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
  • …is also known as “Allen Island, Queensland”
  • Description: island in Queensland, Australia

Allen Island

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Latitude
-17.03121° or 17° 1′ 52″ south
Longitude
139.23526° or 139° 14′ 7″ east
Open location code
5QJXX69P+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Allen Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Allen Island (pulo sa Awstralya)”
  • Cebuano: “Allen Island”
  • Dutch: “Allen Island, Queensland”
  • Swedish: “Allen Island, Queensland”
  • Swedish: “Allen Island”
  • Turkish: “Allen Adası (I)”
  • Turkish: “Allen Island”

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