The Percy Group is a
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
consisting of a number of islands (including the
Percy Isles) in the
Coral Sea within the
Isaac Region
The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
History
Yagalingu is an Austra ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the , The Percy Group had a population of 0 people.
The islands are uninhabitated as they are within national parks and conservation parks.
History
The locality takes its name from the Percy Isles within the
Northumberland Islands
The Northumberland Islands are a scattered island chain off the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.
Geography and history
The Northumberland Islands are to the south-east of the city of Mackay roughly between the latitudes 21°S and 22 ...
, which in turn was named in September 1802 by
Matthew Flinders, commander of the sloop
HMS Investigator
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Investigator''. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched. The name ''Investigator'' passed on to the Royal Indian Navy and after India's Independence, to its successor the Indian ...
, after the family name of the
Dukes of Northumberland
Duke of Northumberland is a noble title that has been created three times in English and British history, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. The current holder of this title is Ralph Percy, 12th Duke o ...
.
References
External links
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Isaac Region
Localities in Queensland