Magra Islet is off the coast of Queensland,

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15 km northeast of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Situated on the north end of Cockburn reef, 2 1/2 km from Bootie Island; it is little more than a sandy shoal with little vegetation. The islet is a member of the Cockburn Islands in the Wuthathi Tumra Region of the GBR Marine Park. It is in the Saunders Islands National Park. Magra Islet was named after

James Mario Matra James Mario Matra (174629 March 1806), sailor and diplomat, was an American-born midshipman on the voyage by James Cook to Botany Bay in 1770. He was the first person of Corsican heritage to visit the future nation of Australia. Biography His fat ...

, a midshipman on HMS ''Endeavour'', by Captain

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. Marta is believed to be the first American to visit the future Australia.

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Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Uninhabited islands of Australia Islands of Far North Queensland Great Barrier Reef Marine Park {{Queensland-geo-stub