Sunday Islet (Queensland)

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Sunday Islet [1] is a small island in far north Queensland, Australia 2.5 km north of Cape Grenville Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia.

Sunday Islet
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Geography
LocationNorthern Australia
Coordinates11°55′47″S 143°12′37″E / 11.929585°S 143.2101774°E / -11.929585; 143.2101774
Area0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi)
Length0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
StateQueensland
Demographics
Population0

On Sunday 31 May 1789, after the mutiny on the Bounty, Captain Bligh and the men who remained loyal to him arrived on the island on the ship's boat. He named it Sunday Island because that day was a Sunday.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sunday Island". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
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