Dunk is an island group

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consisting of the

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in the

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within the

Cassowary Coast Region The Cassowary Coast Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail, ...

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, Australia. In the , Dunk had a population of 23 people.

Geography

The named islands within the locality include (from north to south): *

Mound Island A mound is a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris. Most commonly, mounds are earthen formations such as hills and mountains, particularly if they appear artificial. A mound may be any rounded area of topographically higher el ...

(Purtaboi Island, ) *

Dunk Island Dunk Island, known as ''Coonanglebah'' in the Warrgamay and Dyirbal languages, is an island within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It lies off the Australian east coast, opposite the town of Missio ...

(Coonanglebah, ) * Mung Um Gnackum Island () *

Kumboola Island Kumboola Island is an island in the Family Islands group. It is part of the Family Islands National Park and within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 15 km North East o ...

() * Wolngarin Island () * Thorpe Island (Timana, ) *

Bedarra Island Bedarra Island (also known as Richards Island) is one of the Family Islands group within the Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality of Dunk, Queensland, Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Bedarra Island i ...

(Richards Island, ) * Pee Rahm Ah Island () * Wheeler Island () * Smith Island () *

Coombe Island Dunk is an island group locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dunk had a population of 23 people. Geography The named islands within the locality include ...

() *

Bowden Island Bowden Island is one of the southern islands of the Family Islands group within the locality of Dunk, Queensland, Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 20 km East of Tully, Queensland, Tul ...

(Budg-Joo Island, ) *

Hudson Island Hudson Island is the southernmost island of the Family Islands group with the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is ''Coolah Island''. It is located approximately 20&n ...

(Coolah, ) Many of the islands are entirely within the

Family Islands National Park Family Islands National Park is an Australian national park comprising a group of continental islands lying a short distance off the coast, about midway between Cairns and Townsville, in Far North Queensland. Most of the area has been designa ...

(from north to south): Mound, Dunk (partially), Mung Um Gnackum, Kumboola, Wolngarin, Pee Rahm Ah Island, Wheeler, Smith, Coombe, Bowden and Hudson.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the largest island, Dunk Island. HMS ''Paluma'' arrived in

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on 7 May 1885. Construction cost 35,000 pounds sterling. The ship's name was the Aboriginal word for "thunder". Over the next eight years, ''Paluma'' conducted survey work on the

Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over over an area of approximately . The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, ...

for the

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. The European names of many of the islands reflect the names of the officers on the ''Paluma'': Lieutenant G. Richards, commander; Lieutenants Wheeler, Combe and Bowden-Smith; Dr. Thorpe, surgeon, and Mr. Hudson, engineer.

Demographics

In the , Dunk had a population of 21 people. In the , Dunk had a population of 23 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dunk. The alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

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