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2. Whitsunday Island - Wikipedia

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   By the mid-1860s leisure trips to Whitsunday Island from the port of Bowen were being organised by colonists. [4] In 1878, Captain McIvor of the vessel Louisa Maria was careening his boat on a beach on the western side of the island with some Ngaro people being employed to clean the hull. After these people had heard that some Aboriginal men at ...

3. Airlie Beach, Queensland - Wikipedia

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   Airlie Beach is a coastal locality and resort town in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census , Airlie Beach had a population of 1,312 people. [ 1 ] The town is a tourist drawcard.

4. Air Whitsunday - Wikipedia

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   Air Whitsunday pioneered seaplane services to the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsunday Island in April 1973, [1] using a Lake Buccaneer light amphibian aircraft. [2] In 1977, it moved its operational base from Long Island in the Whitsunday Islands to Whitsunday Airport on the mainland, later purchasing the airport. [2]

5. Whitsunday Islands - Wikipedia

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   Several islands have large resorts, offering a wide variety of accommodation and activities. Chartering a yacht or bareboating is a popular way to explore the seaways, beaches and coves. The Ngaro Whitsundays Underwater Art Trail [ 9 ] is a series on sculptures of Turtle, Manta ray, Maori wrasse, Coral polyp and a traditional piece named Bywa.

6. Whitehaven Beach - Wikipedia

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   Whitehaven Beach is on Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia. The island is accessible by boat, seaplane, or helicopter from Airlie Beach, as well as from Hamilton Island . It lies across from Stockyard Beach, also known as Chalkie's Beach , on Haslewood Island.

7. Whitsunday Islands National Park - Wikipedia

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   Whitsunday Islands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 920 kilometres (570 mi) northwest of Brisbane. It contains Whitsunday Island and 31 others. [ 1 ]