Mound Island
Mound Island is an islet in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland. Mound Island is situated nearby to the suburb South Mission Beach, as well as near Wongaling Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Mound (Purtaboi) Island”, “Mound Islet”, and “Purtaboi Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunk Island Airport and Kumboola Island.
Dunk Island Airport
Aerodrome
Dunk Island Airport is located on the west side of Dunk Island, Australia, only 5 km from Mission Beach. The airport is served from Cairns by Hinterland Aviation, in addition to general aviation charter and private flights.
Kumboola Island
Island
Kumboola Island is an island in the Family Islands group. It is part of the Family Islands National Park and within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Kumboola Island is situated 3½ km south of Mound Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Mission Beach and Wongaling Beach.
South Mission Beach
Suburb
South Mission Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of South Mission Beach had a population of 968 people. South Mission Beach is situated 5 km west of Mound Island.
Wongaling Beach
Suburb
Wongaling Beach is a tropical beachside coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,323 people. Wongaling Beach is situated 6 km northwest of Mound Island.
Mission Beach
Photo: Paul Toogood, CC BY 3.0.
Mission Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mission Beach had a population of 1,014 people.
Mound Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-17.92492° or 17° 55′ 30″ southLongitude
146.13626° or 146° 8′ 11″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
5RJ834GP+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 510202981OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2156764Wikidata ID
Q21906404
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mound Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mound Island”
- Swedish: “Mound Island”
- Turkish: “Mound Adası”
- Turkish: “Mound Island”
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