Capricorn and Bunker Group

Capricorn and Bunker Group
Queensland
Heron Island from helicopter, looking north-northeast.
Capricorn and Bunker Group is located in Queensland
Capricorn and Bunker Group
Capricorn and Bunker Group
Coordinates23°22′46″S 151°49′07″E / 23.37944°S 151.81861°E / -23.37944; 151.81861
Area3.435 km2 (1.3 sq mi)

The islands and reefs of the Capricorn and Bunker Group are situated astride the Tropic of Capricorn at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, approximately 80 kilometres east of Gladstone, which is situated on the central coast of the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Many of these islands form part of the Capricornia Cays National Park and are part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

  1. ^ "Capricorn Group (entry 6159)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Bunker Group (entry 5289)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.