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Erskine Island is a small coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef, located 60 kilometres northeast of Gladstone, Queensland and 17 km west-south-west of Heron Island. It is part of the Capricornia Cays National Park and of the Capricornia Cays Important Bird Area.[1]

Erskine Island

Geography
Location	Great Barrier Reef
Archipelago	Capricorn Group
Total islands	10
Administration
Australia
State	Queensland
Local government area	Gladstone Regional Council

Flora and fauna

The Capricorn silvereye, a small bird endemic to islands in the Capricorn-Bunker Group, is resident on Erskine. Loggerhead turtles nest on the beaches. It is the type locality of the shrimp Periclimenes madreporae Bruce, 1969.

See also

• List of islands of Australia

References

• Anon (2000). "Capricornia Cays National Park and Capricornia Cays National Park (Scientific) Management Plan" (PDF). Conservation Management Report. Brisbane: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. ISSN 1037-4698. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2011.

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