Fairfax Islands

Fairfax Islands is a pair of small coral cays, both of which have been used as a bombing range. They are located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 113 km due east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, and 405 km north of the state capital Brisbane.

The island is the third island in the Great Barrier Reef chain of islands (with the first being Lady Elliot Island), and is part of the Capricorn and Bunker Group of islands and forms part of the Capricornia Cays National Park as well as of the Capricornia Cays Important Bird Area. Most people only see the island by the more easily reached Lady Musgrave Island, which can be readily reached by fast catamaran from the town of 1770, Queensland, or from Gladstone, both of which are located approximately five hours drive north of Brisbane.

Fairfax Islands

  • East Fairfax 23°51′18″S 152°22′38″E / 23.85500°S 152.37722°E / -23.85500; 152.37722 (East Fairfax - Fairfax Islands)
  • West Fairfax23°51′43″S 152°22′2″E / 23.86194°S 152.36722°E / -23.86194; 152.36722 (West Fairfax - Fairfax Islands)

Read more about Fairfax Islands:  Geomorphology and Landscape, Known Shipwrecks On The Reef, See Also

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