Pelorus Island
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pelorus-island-235-17973589
title:
Pelorus Island
text:
Pelorus Island, also known as North Palm Island, is the northernmost island of the Great Palm Island group. It is located 800 metres (2,600 ft) north of Orpheus Island, and covers an area of about 400 hectares. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, Orpheus Island was inhabited by an Aboriginal people, probably the Nyawigi people. It was known as Yanooa and Guyroogarrie in one or more Aboriginal languages. The island was named after HMS Pelorus, flagship on the Australia Station 1860-62. In 2017 the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Island in Queensland, Australia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_Island
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date modified:
2022-09-17T02:11:56Z
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