Chevron Island

Chevron Island
Surfers Paradise skyline, as seen from Chevron Island, 2013.
Chevron Island in Open Street Map, 2015
Geography
Location Nerang River
Total islands 2
Major islands Chevron; Cronin
Highest elevation 2 m (7 ft)[1]
Administration
AUS
State Queensland
Region Gold Coast, South East Qld
Largest settlement Surfers Paradise

The Chevron Island is an urban island that lies in the Nerang River and is a neighbourhood within the suburb of Surfers Paradise in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

History

Chevron Island is a natural island previously known as Goat Island. Goat Island hosted a cattle farm.The Gold Coast has many man-made islands created from land reclamation; however Chevron Island (Goat Island) already existed.[4] The shape and height of the island were added to with sand fill and also by detaching the island from where HOTA now exists in the 1950s. Chevron Island also had a landing point for the barge/ferry crossing the Nerang River to Cavill Avenue.[5] Prior to land reclamation, the Nerang River was wide and shallow with many sandbanks with shifting riverbanks. Through dredging, deeper channels were created for shipping in the river with the spoil being used to create inhabitable islands and permanent river edge embankments, all of which facilitated residential and commercial development.[6][7]

Geography

Chevron Island is a medium density residential area. It is connected by two bridges to Southport and Bundall to the west and to the coastal strip of Surfers Paradise to the east with Thomas Drive continuing from Slatyer Road in Southport/Bundall through to Elkhorn Avenue in coastal strip of Surfers Paradise.[8]

The island has an elevation of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) above sea level[1] at the mean high tide mark.

Cronin Island (27°59′34″S 153°25′06″E / 27.99278°S 153.41833°E / -27.99278; 153.41833 (Cronin Island)) is another small reclaimed island accessible from Chrevon Island and also lies within the Nerang River.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 Ryan, J. K.; Waltham, Nathan J.; Benfer, Nathan P.; King, Brian A.; Lemckert, Charles J.; Zigic, Sasha (2013). "Gold Coast Broadwater: Southern Moreton Bay, Southeast Queensland (Australia)". In Wolanski, Eric. Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond. Dordrecht Springer. pp. 93–109. ISBN 978-94-007-7019-5.
  2. ↑ "Chevron Island - island (entry 7046)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Chevron Island - neighbourhood (entry 7047)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Zerna, Jennifer. "Southport Stories" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. p. 85. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "City of Gold Coast: Thomas Drive, Chevron Island". www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nerang River Catchment". City of Gold Coast. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "History of the Gold Coast Seaway". Gold Coast Waterways Authority. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cronin Island - island (entry 8804)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cronin Island - neighbourhood (entry 8805)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

Coordinates: 27°59′48″S 153°25′15″E / 27.99667°S 153.42083°E / -27.99667; 153.42083

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