Sisters Island (Queensland)

Sisters Island
Geography
Location	Northern Australia
Coordinates	17°44′46″S 146°09′40″E / 17.746°S 146.161°E
Area	0.04 km2 (0.015 sq mi)
Administration
	Australia
State	Queensland

Sisters Island is about 40 km north of Dunk Island. With nearby Stephens Island it forms the South Barnard Islands Group, which is protected within the Barnard Island Group National Park. It is a popular site for tourist kayaking. It is around 4 hectares or 0.04 square km in size.^[1]

The island is part of the South Barnard Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for terns.^[2]

References

^ "Map of Sisters Island, QLD".
^ "IBA: South Barnard Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

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[1] "Map of Sisters Island, QLD".

[2] "IBA: South Barnard Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

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