Heron Island

Heron Island is a small attractive island resort among the Southern Reef Islands, located about 72 km off the coast of , . Alongside a small scale tourist resort, the island is also home to a research station maintained by the University of Queensland studying coral reef ecology.

Heron Island

Latitude
-23.44229° or 23° 26′ 32″ south
Longitude
151.9151° or 151° 54′ 54″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
IATA airport code
HRN
United Nations Location Code
AU HRN
Open location code
5R8HHW58+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 723708198
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2163541
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Heron Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Heron Island
  • Chinese: 赫倫島
  • Czech: Heron
  • Dutch: Heron Island
  • Esperanto: Ardeinsulo
  • French: île Heron
  • German: Heron Island
  • Italian: Heron Island
  • Japanese: ヘロン島
  • Persian: جزیره هرن
  • Russian: Херон
  • Spanish: Heron Island
  • Swedish: Heron Island
  • Turkish: Heron Adası
  • Ukrainian: Херон

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