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Lizard Island

Ten thousand years ago Lizard Island was part of the Australian mainland.

Lizard Island: The spectacular Aussie island that once wasn't an island at all

Lizard Island is a research station for reef conservation, keeper of Aboriginal history, and a heavenly getaway.

  • by Catherine Marshall
Just one of many ways to pass the time on Lizard Island.

Lizard Island: Dom Perignon and lobster rolls on this luxurious Australian island

There's stiff competition for delightful ways to spend your time on Lizard Island.

  • by Jane Reddy
Captain James Cook and his crew dropped anchor off Lizard Island.

Cook's Look, Lizard Island: Coral Expeditions Barrier Reef cruise review

Lizard Island was put on the map by Captain Cook whose ship had become lost among the nearby labyrinthine low-lying reefs.

  • by Keith Austin
Sunset over the resort at Lizard Island.

Lizard Island, Queensland: Australia's very own fantasy island

This far-flung island on the Great Barrier Reef is Australia's best barefoot luxury resort.

  • by Sheriden Rhodes
Queensland.

Rhapsody in blue and white

The grande dame of reef retreats doesn't stop at sand and snorkelling for Susan Gough Henly.

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Taste of the tropics ... Ospreys Restaurant.

Impeccable manners

Queensland's Lizard Island is a place for A-list castaways, writes Daniel Scott.

From quirky to quaint, bizarre to beautiful, our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches.

Stretching out on the world's most unusual beaches

Our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches, from quirky to quaint, bizarre to beautiful.

A ship passes Lizard Island

Lizard Island - Culture and History

<b><a href="http://www.lizardisland.com.au" title="Lizard Island" target="_blank">Lizard Island</a></b> <br> <b>Exquisite island in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.</b> <br> Located 93 km north-east of Cooktown and 27 km from the Queensland coast, Lizard Island was known as Dyiigurra to the Dingaal Aboriginal people and was regarded as a sacred place. It was used by the people for the initiation of young males and for the harvesting of shellfish, turtles, dugongs and fish. The Dingaal believed that the Lizard group of islands had been created in the Dreamtime. They saw it as a stingray with Lizard Island being the body and the other islands in the group forming the tail.