Magra Islet is off the coast of Queensland, Australia 15 km northeast of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Situated on the north end of Cockburn reef, 2 1/2 km from Bootie Island; it is little more than a sandy shoal with little vegetation.[1]

The islet is a member of the Cockburn Islands in the Wuthathi Tumra Region of the GBR Marine Park.[2] It is in the Saunders Islands National Park.[3]

Magra Islet was named after James Mario Matra, a midshipman on HMS Endeavour, by Captain James Cook. Marta is believed to be the first American to visit the future Australia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Great Britain Hydrographic Dept (1898). Australia Directory, Part 2. Pilot guides. p. 411.
  2. ↑ "Wuthathi Tumra Region - Schedule 2" (PDF). June 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Saunders Islands National Park - Management Statement 2013" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ↑ JOL Admin (4 December 2015). "Queensland Places - Some northern islands named by Captain James Cook". John Oxley Library. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

11°51′29″S 143°16′55″E / 11.858°S 143.282°E / -11.858; 143.282


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