Erskine Island

Erskine Island
Geography
Location Great Barrier Reef
Archipelago Capricorn Group
Total islands 10
Administration
Australia
State Queensland
Local government area Gladstone Regional Council

Erskine Island is a small coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef, located 60 kilometres northeast of Gladstone, Queensland and 17 km west-south-west of Heron Island. It is part of the Capricornia Cays National Park and of the Capricornia Cays Important Bird Area.[1]

Flora and fauna

The Capricorn Silvereye, a small bird endemic to islands in the Capricorn-Bunker Group, is resident on Erskine. Loggerhead Turtles nest on the beaches. It is the type locality of the shrimp Periclimenes madreporae Bruce, 1969.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IBA: Capricornia Cays". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  • Anon (2000). Capricornia Cays National Park and Capricornia Cays National Park (Scientific) Management Plan (PDF). Brisbane: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. ISSN 1037-4698. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2011.

Coordinates: 23°30′00″S 151°46′00″E / 23.5°S 151.7667°E / -23.5; 151.7667


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