Allen Island, Queensland

Allen Island is one of the South Wellesley Islands, in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. It was named by Matthew Flinders after John Allen, a member of the party of naturalists that accompanied the 1801–1803 voyage of HMS Investigator under Flinders.[1]

It is notable for being directly east of Point Parker, the proposed northern terminus of a still-born land grant railway from Charleville. Point Parker, though a prominent feature on the map, is not always labelled on maps.[2]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Fornasiero, F. Jean; Monteath, Peter; West-Sooby, John. Encountering Terra Australis: The Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders. 2010 (Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press). p. 305. ISBN 9781862548749.
  2. ↑ "Transcontinental Railway". Cairns Morning Post (Qld). 22 February 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

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Coordinates: 17°05′S 139°15′E / 17.083°S 139.250°E / -17.083; 139.250


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