Whitsunday Islands
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| Location | Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 20°18′S 148°56′E / 20.3°S 148.933°E |
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The Whitsunday Islands are a collective of continental islands of various sizes off the coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between Townsville and Mackay and some 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of Brisbane.
Listed below are the islands of the Greater Whitsundays, divided by group locality. Named rocks and islets can be found listed within the entry for the nearest island to that feature:
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[edit] The Whitsunday Group
- Bird Island
- Black Island
- Border Island
- Cid Island
- Cowrie Island
- Deloraine Island
- Dent Island
- Dumbbell Island
- Dungarra Island
- Esk Island
- Fitzalan Island
- Hamilton Island
- Harold Island
- Haslewood Island
- Hayman Island
- Henning Island
- Hook Island
- Ireby Island
- Langford Island
- Long Island
- Lupton Island
- Nicolson Island
- Perseverance Island
- Plum Pudding Island
- Teague Island
- Titan Island
- Whitsunday Island
- Wirrainbela Island
- Workington Island
[edit] Lindeman Group
The Lindeman Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Lindeman Group of islands is located at 20°27′S 149°04′E / 20.45°S 149.067°E. Situated within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park the Lindeman Islands are part of the greater Whitsunday Islands.
The islands in the Lindeman Group include:
- Baynham Island
- Cornston Island
- Gaibirra Island
- Triangle Island
- Keyser Island
- Lindeman Island
- Little Lindeman Island
- Maher Island
- Mansell Island
- Pentecost Island
- Seaforth Island
- Shaw Island
- Thomas Island
- Volskow Island
[edit] The Molles
- Daydream Island (formerly West Molle Island)
- Denman Island
- Goat Island
- Mid Molle Island
- North Molle Island
- Planton Island
- South Molle Island
[edit] Northern Group
- Armit Island
- Double Cone Island
- Eshelby Island
- Gloucester Island
- Grassy Island
- Gumbrell Island
- Olden Island
- Rattray Island
- Saddleback Island
[edit] Timezone
The Whitsundays observe Australian Eastern Standard Time.
[edit] References
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Tourism Whitsundays
- Whitsunday Shire Council
- Hamilton Island Official Website
- Whitsunday cruise info
- Sailing Whitsundays
- ChannelWhitsunday.com
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