Frankland Group is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1353 km northwest of Brisbane. The five continental islands of the Frankland Group are High Island, Normanby Island, Mabel Island, Round Is
Frankland Islands from Wyvuri Station
Frankland Islands from a 1959 nautical chart
Endeavour replica in Cooktown harbour
Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet was a Royal Navy officer, politician and slave trader. He was the second son of Henry Frankland and Mary Cross. Frankland was born in the East Indies, his fat
Frankland Group National Park
…Mandingalbay Yidinji, and the Gungandji Aboriginal peoples. On 9 June 1770, on the First voyage of James Cook, Cook named the island group after Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet (1718–1784). A large number of birds are supported here, including numerous seabirds, as well as pied imperial pigeons, fruit doves, varied honeyeaters…
Portrait by Henry Walton
Midshipman Thomas Frankland