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Destinations
Magnetic attraction
With an idyllic life of its own between the tourist peaks, Magnetic Island is a unique destination that calls people back time and time again.
With an idyllic life of its own between the tourist peaks, Magnetic Island is a unique destination that calls people back time and time again.
When Captain James Cook sailed around this dry-tropical oasis in 1770, the erratic behaviour of his compass inspired the name