Magazine Island

Magazine Island is an island in Queensland, Australia. Magazine Island is situated nearby to the suburb South Townsville, as well as near Townsville City.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port of Townsville and Reef HQ.

Port of Townsville

Photo: ROxBo, Public domain.

Port of Townsville is a government-owned Corporation and seaport in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the third largest seaport in Queensland after Port of Brisbane and the Port of Gladstone.

Reef HQ

Public aquarium

Photo: Rabs003, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reef HQ was the world's largest living coral reef aquarium located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built as a Bicentennial Commemorative project and was a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Tobruk Memorial Baths

Sports venue

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Tobruk Memorial Baths is a heritage-listed complex of outdoor swimming pools on The Strand, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Townsville and Townsville City.

Townsville

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Townsville is a laid-back coastal city of over 173,724 people in North Central Queensland. Townsville is on the coast and enjoys an average of 320 days of sunshine a year.

Townsville City

Suburb

Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people.

Castle Hill

Suburb

Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name. Castle Hill is situated 3½ km west of Magazine Island.

Magazine Island

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-19.25417° or 19° 15′ 15″ south

Longitude

146.83472° or 146° 50′ 5″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

5RG8PRWM+8V

GeoNames ID

2159128

Wikidata ID

Q21908062

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Satellite Map

Discover Magazine Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Magazine Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Magazine Island (pulo sa Awstralya, State of Queensland, lat -19,25, long 146,83)”
Cebuano: “Magazine Island”
Swedish: “Magazine Island”
Turkish: “Magazine Adası (II)”
Turkish: “Magazine Island”

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Localities in the Area

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