Brampton Island

Brampton Island
Queensland
Brampton Island is located in Queensland
Brampton Island
Brampton Island
Coordinates20°48′09″S 149°16′35″E / 20.80250°S 149.27639°E / -20.80250; 149.27639
Area4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)[1]

Brampton Island is an island in the Cumberland Group, off shore from Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The island lies within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and the majority of the island forms the Brampton Islands National Park, however there is a resort located on the island. The highest point of the island is Brampton Peak, 214 m above sea level.[4]

  1. ^ "Brampton Island factsheet". Voyages. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Brampton Island (M Island) – island (entry 4291)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Brampton Island". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Brampton Islands National Park". Department of Environment and Resource Management. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.