Palm Island

Great Palm Island, usually known as Palm Island, is the largest island in the Palm Islands group off Northern Queensland, Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal community, the legacy of an Aboriginal reserve, the Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island off the North-Eastern Australian coast
  • Also known as: Great Palm Island

Palm Island

Latitude
-18.72642° or 18° 43′ 35″ south
Longitude
146.63062° or 146° 37′ 50″ east
Population
2,100
Elevation
427 metres (1,401 feet)
Open location code
5RH87JFJ+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69255195
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2206240
Wiki­data ID
Q1519356
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Palm Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Great Palm
  • Cebuano: Great Palm Island
  • Dutch: Great Palm Island
  • Egyptian Arabic: جريات پالم ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: جريات پالم
  • French: Great Palm Island
  • German: Bukaman
  • German: Great Palm Island
  • Indonesian: Pulau Palm
  • Italian: Great Palm Island
  • Italian: Palm Island
  • Japanese: パーム島
  • Persian: جزیره گریت پام
  • Spanish: Isla Gran Palmera
  • Swedish: Great Palm Island
  • Turkish: Great Palm Adası
  • Turkish: Great Palm Island

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