Palm Island is a locality consisting of an island group of 16 islands, split between the Shire of Hinchinbrook and the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island, in Queensland, Australia. The locality coincides with the geographical entity known as the Palm Island group, also known as the Greater Palm group, originally named the Palm Isles. However, the term "Palm Island" is most often used to refer to the main island, Great Palm Island, the largest island in the group and the only one with a significant population of permanent residents, most of whom are Aboriginal. The island is also known by the name "Bwgcolman", meaning "one people from many groups", derived from an Aboriginal language of one of the earliest groups of Aboriginal people removed from the mainland and settled there from 1918 onwards, during its use as an Aboriginal reserve. The term "Palm Island" is sometimes used to refer to the island group, sometimes the Aboriginal Shire, and sometimes Great Palm Island, but as most of the other islands are uninhabited, the majority of sources are actually referring to Great Palm only, or to the Aboriginal Shire Council. Orpheus Island has a tourist resort and research facility, and is the only one with a well-developed tourist industry. Geography There are 16 islands that make up the Greater Palm group, 12 of them named. The islands listed from north to south, are: Pelorus Island (North Palm Island, Yanooa, Guyroogarrie) – uninhabited and privately owned Orpheus Island (Goolboddi – contains national park, research facility and tourist resort, privately owned) Albino Rock is part of Orpheus Island National Park. Curacoa Island (Noogoo or Inoogoo) Fantome Island (Eumilli) Great Palm Island (Bwgcolman) Esk Island (Soopun) Falcon Island (Carbooroo) Eclipse Island (Garoogubbee) Brisk Island (Culgarul) Barber Island (Boodthean) Fly Island Havannah Island The group was originally named the "Palm Isles" (see History, below), while other current names for the island group are the Palm Island group and the Greater Palm group. The majority of the islands are micro-islands; the most notable are Great Palm Island (the largest and only one with a permanent population), Fantome Island, and Orpheus Island. The ocean surrounding the islands is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, where extraction and fishing are regulated. Neighbouring islands outside the Palm group include Rattlesnake Island, which is used for Air Force bombing practice, and Magnetic Island, an island suburb of Townsville. The