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3 unusual facts about Keswick Island


Keswick Island

The island has its own airstrip and is accessible from Mackay Airport by a short plane flight or by private boat.

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Keswick Island was later individually named in 1879 after the town of Keswick in England's Cumbria Lake District by Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN, in SS Llewellyn.

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Keswick Island and neighbouring St Bees Island were first designated together as ‘L1 Island’ by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, RN, in HMS Investigator in 1802.



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