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  2. List of islands of Australia - Wikipedia

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    K'gari, Queensland (Qld), 1,653 square kilometres ... Groote Eylandt - The name is an archaic spelling of the Dutch words for "Big Island" - Australia's 4th largest ...

  3. Whitsunday Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Whitsunday Islands are 74 continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, 900 kilometres (560 miles) north of Brisbane. [1] The northernmost of the islands are off the coast by the town of Bowen, while the southernmost islands are off the coast by Proserpine.

  4. Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Cook claimed the east coast under instruction from King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain on 22 August 1770 at Possession Island, naming eastern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales. [15] The Aboriginal population declined significantly after a smallpox epidemic during the late 18th century and massacres by the European ...

  5. Category:Islands of Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Islands of Queensland" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agnes Island;

  6. Coral Sea Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Coral Sea Islands Territory is an external territory of Australia which comprises a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea, north-east of Queensland, Australia. The only inhabited island is Willis Island. The territory covers 780,000 km 2 (301,160 sq mi), most of which is ocean, extending east and ...

  7. Whitsunday Island - Wikipedia

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    The island is accessible by boat from the mainland tourist ports of Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour.It 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.

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