Dunk, Queensland
Dunk is a locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Dunk had a population of 21 people.Geography
The named islands within the locality include :
- Mound Island
- Dunk Island
- Wolngarin Island
- Thorpe Island
- Bedarra Island
- Wheeler Island
- Smith Island
- Coombe Island
- Bowden Island
- Hudson Island
The locality presumably takes its name from the largest island, Dunk Island. The European names of many of the islands reflect the names of the officers on board the survey ship HMS Paluma: Lieutenant G. Richards, commander; Lieutenants Wheeler, Combe and Bowden-Smith; Dr. Thorpe, surgeon, and Mr. Hudson, engineer.
