Struck Island
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Struck Island is an island in Alexandra Bay about Template:Convert north of the mouth of the Daintree River in Queensland, Australia, some Template:Convert north of Port Douglas. It is within the Hope Islands National Park.[1] It is administered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. It is very little in size, just 1 hectare or 0.01 square km.[2]
Aboriginal culture
The Kuku Yalanji people have a tribal belief that Thornton Beach is a place which can stimulate fertility. It was once the practice for the young women of the tribe to spend time on Thornton Beach before they went to an offshore island (Struck Island) to receive their tribal scars and other marks of womanhood and marriageability.[3]
References
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- ↑ Chris Davidson (2004) Cassowary care