Erskine Island
Island in Queensland, Australia
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Erskine Island is a small coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef, located 60 kilometres northeast of Gladstone, Queensland and 17 km west-south-west of Heron Island. It is part of the Capricornia Cays National Park and of the Capricornia Cays Important Bird Area.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Great Barrier Reef |
| Archipelago | Capricorn Group |
| Total islands | 10 |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Queensland |
Local government area | Gladstone Regional Council |
Flora and fauna
The Capricorn silvereye, a small bird endemic to islands in the Capricorn-Bunker Group, is resident on Erskine. Loggerhead turtles nest on the beaches. It is the type locality of the shrimp Periclimenes madreporae Bruce, 1969.
