Environs
Keswick Island is approximately 530 hectares (1300 acres) in area, with the majority being national park. It is part of the pristine Cumberland Group of islands that consists of St Bees Island, Keswick Island, Aspatria Island, Scawfell Island, Calder Island, Wigton Island and Cockermouth Island. The island is near to the South Cumberland Islands National Park. Neighbouring islands in the Cumberland Group are accessible by private boat. The nearest developed neighbouring island is Brampton Island some 7 km to the north.
Keswick Island is separated from its nearest neighbour, St Bees Island by only a few hundred meters by the Egremont Passage. The eucalypt woodlands of St Bees Island are occupied by a healthy koala colony currently being researched by Queensland universities to examine their equilibrium with their environment.
The island is located 360 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Temperatures vary from 17°C to 24°C in winter (water temperature is a steady 20°C), and 24°C to 30°C in summer (water temperature is a steady 26°C).
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