Traveling Luck for Shifting Sand Island Queensland, Australia Australia flag

The timezone in Shifting Sand Island is Australia/Hobart
Morning Sunrise at 06:01 and Evening Sunset at 19:46. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. -27.4167°, Longitude. 153.4333°

Weather near Shifting Sand Island Last report from Brisbane Airport M. O, 115km away

Weather shower(s) in vicinity Temperature: 22°C / 72°F
Wind: 6.9km/h Southwest
Cloud: Scattered at 2000ft Scattered at 3500ft Broken at 16000ft

Satellite map of Shifting Sand Island and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Shifting Sand Island in Queensland, Australia

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

tidal flat(s) a large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

Accommodation around Shifting Sand Island

Whale Watch Ocean Beach Resort 7 Samarinda Drive, Point Lookout

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

bank(s) an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

channel the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.

reach a straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends.

lake a large inland body of standing water.

marine channel that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable.

swamp a wetland dominated by tree vegetation.

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

lagoon a shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature.

islands tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.


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Airports close to Shifting Sand Island

Brisbane international(BNE), Brisbane, Australia (115km)

Airfields or small strips close to Shifting Sand Island

Brisbane archerfield, Brisbane, Australia (166.2km)