Esk Island is one of the small uninhabited islands in the Palm Islands group. The nearest island is Falcon Island. The Aboriginal name for the island is Soopun.[1] Along with nine of the other islands within the Palm Islands group, it falls under the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island.[2]
Soopun | |
|---|---|
 Esk Island and surrounds | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 18°46′08″S 146°31′08″E / 18.769°S 146.519°E |
| Archipelago | Palm Islands, Queensland |
| Administration | |
The island was gazetted as an Aboriginal reserve on 20 September 1941, along with neighbouring small islands, with the intention of extending Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement, but it was never used as such.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Palm Islands Special" (PDF). Wet Tropics Bioregion. Australian Government, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "2015 Local Government Boundaries: Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council" (map). Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander missions and reserves in Queensland 1Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander missions and reserves in Queensland" (PDF). Queensland Government. Department of Communities?. Retrieved 3 March 2020.