Cowrie Island

Cowrie Island is an island in , . Cowrie Island is situated nearby to the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamilton Island and Great Barrier Reef Airport.

is one of the of . It is part of the . The island has been developed as a popular holiday resort, and made waves in 2008 when it advertised the caretaker's position as the Best Job in the World — $150,000 for six months of living on the island and blogging about it once a week.

Aerodrome
Hamilton Island Airport is a privately owned public use aerodrome, the main airport on , Queensland. The airport is settled on mostly reclaimed land and is commercially served year-round by Virgin Australia and Qantas.

Island
is an just off the coast of , . is located at. is part of the Whitsunday Group and lies immediately west of Hamilton Island.

Cowrie Island

Latitude
-20.35836° or 20° 21′ 30″ south
Longitude
148.94083° or 148° 56′ 27″ east
Open location code
5RFCJWRR+M8
Geo­Names ID
8180201
Wiki­data ID
Q21942806
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Cowrie Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Cowrie Island
  • Swedish: Cowrie Island
  • Turkish: Cowrie Adası (I)
  • Turkish: Cowrie Island

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dent Passage and Crab Bay.

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