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Peel Island (Indigenous: ''Teerk Ro Ra'') is a small heritage-listed island located in Moreton Bay, east of Brisbane, in South East Queensland, Australia. The island is within the local government area of Redland City. During the mid-19th century Peel Island was used as a quarantine station for the colony of Brisbane. Sailing ships would anchor to the north of the Island, the passengers would disembark on Peel Island for a quarantine period before moving on to Dunwich on nearby North Stradbroke Island. The arriving sailing ships would be fumigated and scrubbed down with carbolic to sanitise them before they ventured on to Brisbane with the new arrivals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://northqueenslandhistory.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/cholera-ship-ss-dorunda-1885.html )〕 Remains of the old quarantine station are at the south west corner of the island where the old well can be found. Peel Island was used as an asylum for vagrants from Brisbane around the start of the 20th century but the conditions were too harsh and the inmates were moved to Dunwich on nearby Stradbroke Island. Peel Island was also used as a sisal farm, the inmates would harvest the sisal and manufacture rope which was sold to help fund the asylum. Remnants of the sisal plantations are still visible when walking around the western side of the island. Between 1907 to 1959 the island was a leper colony. Now it is enjoyed by many locals and visitors. The island is only accessible by watercraft. Dugongs, turtles, and dolphins frequent the waters around the island. Often there are thousands of jellyfish following the currents, and sharks are known to inhabit these waters. Horseshoe Bay, with its sandy beach, is popular with boating visitors. It is a popular overnight anchorage for sailors, considered by many to be the best shelter from northerly winds in Moreton Bay. Sea kayakers also use the island for overnight stays. The island is known for its natural beauty, with bird and animal life large undisturbed by pollution. Up to 74 bird species have been identified.〔 In 2007, the island was declared as Teerk Roo Ra National Park and Conservation Park.〔 There are limited facilities in Peel Island, however there is a toilet block. Tracks used when the island was a leper colony can be used to walk across the island. A feature worth visiting there is the old leper colony town, located on the north west of the island. The housing is currently being restored, possibly for school camps, but there is asbestos in some of the housing used for Indigenous Australians housed there. After the island was decommissioned as a leper colony it was discovered that the strain of leprosy was non-contagious. The Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef has been constructed to the north of Peel Island. ==Geography== Peel Island is situated in the southern half of Moreton Bay on the east coast of Australia, approximately from Brisbane, Queensland and from the town of Cleveland. The island lies between Cleveland Point and Dunwich situated on North Stradbroke Island with fringing mudflats, seagrass, coral reefs and mangroves. The island covers an area of approximately , and extends for north to south and east to west. Horseshoe bay, running in an unbroken arc along the southern side of the island provides clean, sheltered waters for swimming. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peel Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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