Cook Island (New South Wales)

Cook Island
Native name:
Joong-urra-narrian
Aerial view of Cook Island and Fingal Head, New South Wales
Cook Island is located in New South Wales
Cook Island
Cook Island
Location in New South Wales
EtymologyJames Cook[1]
Geography
LocationCoral Sea[1]
Coordinates28°11′54″S 153°35′04″E / 28.19833°S 153.58444°E / -28.19833; 153.58444[1]
Area4.6 ha (11 acres)[2]: 2 
Highest elevation24.8 m (81.4 ft)[2]: 4 
Administration
stateNew South Wales
Local government areaTweed Shire
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

Cook Island, formerly Cooks Island, Turtle Island and Joong-urra-narrian, is an island in the Australian state of New South Wales located on the state's north coast about 600 metres (2,000 ft) north-east of Fingal Head and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of the town of Tweed Heads.[2]: 1, 2 

  1. ^ a b c d "Cook Island - Geographical Names Register Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. NSW Government. 24 December 1970. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Cook Island Nature Reserve, Plan of Management (PDF), NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Part of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, 2011, ISBN 978-1-74293-205-7, retrieved 17 September 2019