Snapper Island, Queensland
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Snapper Island is an island at the mouth of the Daintree River
in Queensland
, Australia
, some 20 km north of Port Douglas
. It is administered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
as the Snapper Island National Park and Marine Park. Snapper Island is a popular tourism and sea kayaking destination.
operated a lime kiln on the island, fired by wood from the Daintree, ferried over on a vessel called the "Nellie". Beche-de-mer
(sea cucumbers) processing (boiling) may also have been undertaken here. There is evidence of remains of an early Chinese market garden on the island, the watercourse stonework of which is still visible today.
This island was a stopover by George Elphinstone Dalrymple before he discovered the Daintee River.
(http://www.daintreecoast.com/daintree.htm)
Daintree River
The Daintree River runs through the Daintree Rainforest in the Cape Tribulation region of Queensland in northern Australia. It is located about 100 kilometres northwest of Cairns in far north tropical Queensland and drains an area of 2,125 square kilometres. The river, along with the Daintree...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, some 20 km north of Port Douglas
Port Douglas, Queensland
Port Douglas is a town in Far North Queensland, Australia, approximately north of Cairns. Its permanent population was 948 residents in 2006. The town's population can often double, however, with the influx of tourists during the peak tourism season May–September. The town is named in honour of...
. It is administered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, or QPWS, is a sub-section of the Environmental Protection Agency within the Queensland government. Its primary concern is with the development and maintenance of national parks within Queensland.-External links:*...
as the Snapper Island National Park and Marine Park. Snapper Island is a popular tourism and sea kayaking destination.
Indigenous culture
The island is part of the traditional sea country of the Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people. The Kuku Yalanji people hunt and fish around the island and traditionally manage the island's cultureOther history
In the early 1900s, Jerry DoyleJerry Doyle
Jerry Doyle may refer to:* Jerry Doyle , American radio host, conservative political commentator, and television actor* Jerry Doyle , Canadian politician, Alberta NDP MLA Yellowhead...
operated a lime kiln on the island, fired by wood from the Daintree, ferried over on a vessel called the "Nellie". Beche-de-mer
Bêche-de-mer
Bêche-de-mer can refer to:* Bislama; Vanuatu Pidgin English* Sea cucumber...
(sea cucumbers) processing (boiling) may also have been undertaken here. There is evidence of remains of an early Chinese market garden on the island, the watercourse stonework of which is still visible today.
This island was a stopover by George Elphinstone Dalrymple before he discovered the Daintee River.
(http://www.daintreecoast.com/daintree.htm)