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.
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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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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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