Jessie Island is about 80 km north of

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 ...

and east of the Cowley Beach Training area (established 1977) and north of the South Barnard Islands. Jessie Island is north of

Kent Island Kent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay and a historic place in Maryland. To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is sepa ...

and is part of the North Barnard Islands. It is around 3 hectares or 0.03 square km in size. This island is protected by the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection due to the

migratory birds Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds. Many species of bird migrate. Migration carries high costs in predation and mortality, including from hunting by ...

that rest on the island. Jessie Island is a popular kayaking location and there have been sightings of

humpback whale The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hump ...

s. In early World War II, Jessie Island was used as a Russian temporary airforce landing point.

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Islands of Queensland Islands of Far North Queensland Protected areas of Far North Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub

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