Whitsunday Island is the largest island in the Whitsunday group of islands located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The island contains many popular dest... more
Whitsunday Island is the largest island in the Whitsunday group of islands located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The island contains many popular destinations for both day visitors and overnight sailors, including the magnificent pure-white sands of Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet, the secure anchorage of Cid Harbour, and the sheltered waterway of Gulnare Inlet. The island is accessible by boat from the mainland tourist ports of Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour. Whitsunday Island is famous for its world known Whitehaven beach. This island should not be confused with Pinaki in the Tuamotu group which was named "Whitsunday Island" by Samuel Wallis in 1767.
Whilst Whitsunday Islands is not an officially approved place name, it is a label applied to a collection of continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between just south of Bowen and to the north of Mackay, some 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of Brisbane. less
