Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday Islands are a collection of continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, situated between just south of Bowen and to the north of Mackay, some 900 kilometers (560 miles) north of Brisbane, Australia. The island group is centered on Whitsunday Island, while the group's commercial center is Hamilton Island. The traditional owners of the area are the Ngaro People.
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Tourism
The Whitsunday Islands are a popular tourist destination for travelers to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef with the area being one of the most popular yachting destinations in the Southern Hemisphere. Several islands have large resort with a wide variety of accommodation and activities.
Islands
Listed below are islands of The Whitsundays, divided by group locality. Named rocks and islets can be found listed within the entry for the nearest island to that feature.
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
Lindeman Group
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
The Molle Group
- Daydream Island (formerly West Molle Island)
- Denman Island
- Goat Island
- Mid Molle Island
- North Molle Island
- Planton Island
- South Molle Island
Northern Group
- Armit Island
- Double Cone Island
- Eshelby Island
- Gloucester Island
- Grassy Island
- Gumbrell Island
- Olden Island
- Rattray Island
- Saddleback Island
