Barber Island
18°47′S 146°40′E
Barber Island is a tiny island just south of Great Palm Island, part of the Palm Islands group in Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is Boodthean. Barber Island is one of the ten islands in the local government area of the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council.
18°47′S 146°40′E
Overview
Barber Island is a tiny island just south of Great Palm Island, part of the Palm Islands group in Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is Boodthean. Barber Island is one of the ten islands in the local government area of the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council. The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea, which is administrated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The GBRMPA zoning is "Conservation Zone". In a Conservation Zone, as compared with a Buffer zone; bait netting, crabbing (trapping), and limited collecting are permitted. In a Conservation Zone, as compared with a Habitat Protection Zone, harvest fishing for sea cucumber, trochus, and tropical rock lobster are not allowed. Barber (Boodthean) Reef is a nearshore fringing reef adjacent to the island.
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Nearest islands
- Great Palm Island7.9 km
- Brisk Island13 km
- Havannah Island14 km
- Esk Island15 km
- Curacoa Island16 km
- Fantome Island18 km
Also in Palm Island group

Great Palm Island
55.5 km²▲ 547 m
Major islands
Orpheus Island
13 km²▲ 186 m
Major islands

Fantome Island
7.3 km²▲ 224 m
Major islands
Curacoa Island
4.8 km²▲ 296 m
Minor islands
Pelorus Island
3.6 km²▲ 278 m
Minor islands
Havannah Island
1.6 km²▲ 161 m
Minor islands
Brisk Island
0.51 km²▲ 69 m
Minor islands
Esk Island
0.42 km²▲ 50 m
Minor islands