A pilot has been praised for his quick thinking after passengers were able to exit the plane before emergency services arrived after a crash on a far north Queensland island.
Lizard Island is a research station for reef conservation,keeper of Aboriginal history,and a heavenly getaway.
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Queensland's Lizard Island is a place for A-list castaways,writes Daniel Scott.
Our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches,from quirky to quaint,bizarre to beautiful.
<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.