Curacoa Island

For the island in the southern Caribbean Sea off the Venezuelan coast, see Curaçao. For other uses, see Curacoa (disambiguation).

Curacoa Island (pron. KEWR-ə-sow) is one of the islands in the Palm Islands group off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The nearest island is Great Palm Island, after which the group is named. Curacoa Island is uninhabited.

Curacoa

Native name: Noogoo
Map of Curacoa Island and its surrounds
Geography
Coordinates	18°40′05″S 146°33′14″E
Archipelago	Palm Islands, Queensland
Area	4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
Demographics
Population	0

The Aboriginal name for this island is Noogoo Island. 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.^[1]

It was named after HMS Curacoa, flagship of the Australia Station from 20 April 1863 until May 1866.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

See also

• List of islands of Queensland

References

1. "2015 Local Government Boundaries: Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council" (map). Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
2. "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.

Further reading

• Hayne, M.; Chappell, John (2001). "Cyclone frequency during the last 5,000 yrs from Curacoa Island, Queensland". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (168): 201–219.