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15/05/2008: "TRADEWIND TREE..... Great Keppel Island, Queensland"
The eastern side of Great Keppel, offshore from Yeppoon very near the Tropic of Capricorn. The island was advertised as a party destination which encouraged binge drinking for the under 30's - "Get Wrecked on Great Keppel" being one of the former slogans. All that is finished now. The holiday resort auctioned most of the contents and moth-balled the empty accommodation.
The prevailing SE trade wind has an obvious effect on vegetation high on the hill. The island in the distance is the most easterly of several in the Keppel group. Further offshore are the 'barrier reef' islands of Nor' West and others, including Heron Island.
