Fly Island
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Fly Island is one of the island
s in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island
, after which the group is named.
Fly Island is a few hundred metres northwest of Havannah Island
and 50 km southeast of Ingham
. The nearest island to the west is Pandora Reef.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island
Great Palm Island
Great Palm Island, also known as Palm Island, or by the Aboriginal name Bwgcolman; is a tropical island with a resident community of about 2,000 people. The island has an area of . The official area figure of 70.9 km² refers to Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island and includes nine smaller islands...
, after which the group is named.
Fly Island is a few hundred metres northwest of Havannah Island
Havannah Island
Havannah Island is one of the islands in the Great Palm Island group. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named.Havannah Island is the southernmost island from Palm Island and is under the flight path from Townsville....
and 50 km southeast of Ingham
Ingham, Queensland
Ingham is a town in the Great Green Way region of North Queensland, Australia. The town was founded in 1864, gazetted a shire in 1879, and is the service centre for many sugarcane plantations, pioneered in the 1870s by William Ingham, for whom the town is named...
. The nearest island to the west is Pandora Reef.