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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.

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.

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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