Magnetic Island, located on the northeast coast of Townsville, the fourth largest city on Queensland's northeast coast, is about 20 minutes by boat from wharf (Breakwater Terminal) in Townsville and covers an area of about 52 square kilometers, with about 2000 permanent residents on the island. Mainly concentrated in four small towns: Nelly Bay (Nelly Bay), picnic bay (Picnic Bay), horseshoe (Horseshoe Bay) and Acadia (Arcaia).
Magnetic Island was named after the ship's compass was disturbed when the famous James Cook (Captain James Cook) passed by in 1770. Magnetic Island is the home of most koalas in northern Australia. Was called the Australian island of koala (koala or koala).
The area of the Magnetic Island 2/3 is listed as Magnetic Island National Park (Magnetic Island National Park), which remains undeveloped and has a secluded but easy-to-access bay and golden beach. The entire Magnetic Island has nearly 25 kilometers of walking trails, winds through the seaside and forest with separate accommodation and backpacker hostel, and offers a wide variety of activities, including island cruises and umbrella sports. Harley Davidson (Harley Davidson) Tour, Aquatics, Golf, diving Adventure, Watermotorboat, fishing, horseback riding, etc. All kinds of facilities are complete. Whether it's water sports like diving and surfing in Magnetic Island, trekking in the woods, or lying on the hotel beach for a day at all, it's a great experience.
How to:
- A quick cat ferry ride from the breakwater wharf (Breakwater Ferry) in downtown Townsville to Nelly Bay on Magnetic Island is about 25 minutes one-way.
