Rocky Island
Rocky Island is an island in Walsh Bay just south of the Archer Point Light about 25 km south-east of Cooktown in the Australian state of Queensland. A lighthouse on the island, now disused, served as a lead, together with Archer Point Light, between Hope Islands and the mainland to the south, and between some reefs and the mainland to the north.- Type: Island
- Description: island to the South-East of Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Rocky Islet”
Rocky Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-15.60692° or 15° 36′ 25″ south
Longitude
145.33543° or 145° 20′ 8″ east
Open location code
5RP798VP+65
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Rocky Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rocky Island (pulo sa Awstralya, State of Queensland, lat -15,61, long 145,34)”
- Cebuano: “Rocky Island”
- Dutch: “Rocky Island”
- Swedish: “Rocky Island”
- Turkish: “Rocky Adası (V)”
- Turkish: “Rocky Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Archer Point and Helenvale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Archer Point Conservation Park and Archer Point Light.
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