Day Trip to Magnetic Island
April 1st 2011 "Maggie" is not magnetic
The name is from James Cook's expedition, when his compass was messing up, he assumed it was the island. It wasn't, and no one is sure what really happened there. Still, Magnetic Island stuck and locals still refer to it as "Maggie" today.
Maggie is a small island off the coast of Townsville, which hosts several interesting terrestrial and marine s
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