Magnetic Island - a small island of 52 square kilometers, located in the bay right in front of Cleveland Townsville, has long been a favorite vacation spot of locals and tourists. Today, he is considered a suburb of Townsville with a population of 2000 people, who live in four small towns. On the island is accessible by ferry - the path takes about an hour.

More than half of the island (27 square kilometers) employs a national park, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. There is also a bird sanctuary, and many beautiful hiking trails leading from the beach to the various tourist spots of the island.

His name Magnetic Island received after the ship of James Cook, passing by the coast of Townsville in 1770, it has failed due to compass strange anomaly. In the future, many have tried to understand what happened to the compass, and explored the island with the help of various tools, but it remained a mystery. And the residents of Townsville is affectionately called the island "Maggie."

The island is famous among fans of fishing - in the surrounding waters there are blue and black marlin, mackerel, tuna, salmon and other coral species.

Local aboriginal tribes called the island "Yunbunam» (Yunbunam), located on the numerous beaches of parking, and the natives themselves could travel to the mainland by canoe. Today, on Magnetic Island, you can see the number of Aboriginal burial grounds and cave drawings in the numerous bays. Folklore Vulguru tribe that inhabited the island, tells of the long history of the settlement and the annual migration of the island to the mainland.

The island - a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts: here you can practice kayaking in the Bay Horseshoe Bay, diving at the nearby Great Barrier Reef, sailing in the Gulf of Nelly Bay.