Английская Википедия:Double Island, Queensland

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox islands Double Island (originally Wangal Djungay (Djabugay))Шаблон:Citation needed is an island approx Шаблон:Convert off Ellis Beach inside the Great Barrier Reef on the coast of Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Geography

The island approximately 1.5 km, north east of Palm Cove, Queensland and about 30 km north of Cairns.Шаблон:Citation needed

History

The island had been known to, and used by, the local Australian Aborigines (predecessors of the Djabugay people), for many tens of thousands of years. The Djabugay people (particularly the Yirrgay group) believe it is the resting place of Gudju Gudju, a Rainbow Serpent.[3]Шаблон:Page needed

The discovery of gold on the mainland west of the area assured that Double Island became well known in the 1880s and 1890s and it is said that, around this time, a mining company at Irvinebank used the island as a resort for employees.[4] It was also around this time that some local graziers started using the island to graze cattle.Шаблон:Fact

Double Island (Wangal Djungay) was the location of an exclusive resort. Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves have been among the celebrities who stayed on the island.Шаблон:When[5][6]

The resort has been closed to the public for years.Шаблон:When In 2012, Benny Wu from Hong Kong bought the island lease and planned a $10 million upgrade to the island’s resort for wealthy tourists.[7] However, by 2023, no maintenance or upgrades had been performed. With the resort having fallen into disrepair, this prompted calls for the lease to be cancelled.[8]

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite QPN
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Queensland Globe
  3. ↑ Bottoms, T. (1999) Djabugay Country: An Aboriginal History of Tropical North Queensland. Allen & Unwin. Sydney.
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ Daniel Bateman, "Resort’s tree felling scars Double Island", The Cairns Post, 5 December 2014, page 11
  6. ↑ "Brangelina to spend summer in Sunshine State", The Cairns Post, 11 September 2013, page 2
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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