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The Bountiful Islands are a group of small islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, belonging to the state of
Queensland ) , 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 ...
and within the Shire of Mornington. The islands cover an area of . They form an Important Bird Area because they support more than 1% of the global population of two bird species, with up to 2,000 pairs of roseate terns and 26–30,000 pairs of crested terns. It is around 450 hectares or 4.5 square km in size.


See also

*
List of islands of Australia This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders. Largest islands The islands larger than are: * Tasmania (Tas) ; * Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ...


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Map showing the location of The Bountiful Islands on the Australian coastline
Islands of Queensland Important Bird Areas of Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria {{Queensland-geo-stub