Fairfax Islands
Fairfax Islands is a pair of small coral cays, both of which have been used as a bombing range. They are located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 113 kilometres due east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, and 405 km north of the state capital Brisbane.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: island group in Queensland, Australia
- Also known as“Fairfax Island”“Fairfax Islet”
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Latitude
-23.86045° or 23° 51′ 38″ south
Longitude
152.36749° or 152° 22′ 3″ east
Open location code
5R8J49Q8+RX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Thai—“Fairfax Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fairfax Islands”
- French: “Îles Fairfax”
- Swedish: “Fairfax Islands”
- Thai: “Fairfax Islands”
- Thai: “เกาะแฟร์แฟ็กซ์”
- Thai: “หมู่เกาะแฟร์แฟกซ์”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coral Gardens and Lady Elliot Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fairfax Islands and Lady Musgrave Island.
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