Pumpkin Island

Pumpkin Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Koey Ngurtai[1]
Geography
Area 0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi)
Country
Australia
State Queensland
Region Central Queensland

Pumpkin Island is a privately owned island on Keppel Bay near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.[2][3] It is 13.8 kilometres (8.6 mi) off the coast from Yeppoon[4] and has an area of 18 acres.[2] In 2012 it was the world's sixth most expensive island.[2]

The island is owned by Wayne Rumble: it was given to him by his South African-born parents, who bought it in 2003.[5]

The island has been temporarily renamed XXXX Island after Queensland brewer Castlemaine Perkins leased it in 2012 as part of a campaign to promote their beer, Castlemaine XXXX.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements database (ATNS)". Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The world's most expensive private islands", The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ↑ Private Island
  4. ↑ "Pumpkin Island". Queensland Holidays. Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jason Tin (15 March 2012). "XXXX Gold to lease out island for men only". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

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Coordinates: 23°05′33″S 150°54′03″E / 23.0924°S 150.9009°E