Bulwer Island
Bulwer Island from Fort Lytton | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°24′30″S 153°08′25″E / 27.40833°S 153.14028°E |
| Area | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| State | Queensland |
| City | Pinkenba |
Bulwer Island is a 120 hectares (1.2 km2) reclaimed tidal mangrove island at the mouth of the Brisbane River in the suburb of Pinkenba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is named for Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the British Colonial Secretary who separated Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and made Sir George Bowen its first Governor.