Haycock Island

This article is about the island in Queensland. For the island in the Red Sea, see Zubair Group.
Haycock Island
Geography
Location Coral Sea
Coordinates 16°43′52″S 145°41′38″E / 16.731°S 145.694°E / -16.731; 145.694
Country
Australia
State Queensland

Haycock Island is an island in Far North Queensland northeast of Palm Cove and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Cairns, Queensland in Trinity Bay.

Haycock Island is uninhabited. It is nicknamed the Scout Hat Island because it looks like an oversized scout hat. It is a few hundred metres southeast of Double Island.

Coordinates: 16°43′52″S 145°41′38″E / 16.731°S 145.694°E / -16.731; 145.694

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