Dunk Island

Dunk Island is also one of the most famous islands. It is located 4 km from the coast. Its area is 2471 acres. The maximum length/width is 5.8km with 2.3km. The highest altitude is Mount Kootaloo 271m. About a third of the island, 730 ha is under state protection, part…

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Wedge Island

Wedge Island is located just about 10 km south west from famous Great Keppel Island https://tropicalislands.net/great-keppel-island/and less than 6 km from Emu Park town. It is a smaller island of 23.3 acres, about 1.3km long / 600m wide. It is island with hills, rocks, nice vegetation and nature. It has…

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Great Keppel Island

Great Keppel Island is one of the most famous private islands in Australia. Its area is 3232 acres. Its maximum length / width is 6.5 km by 6.3 km. It is the largest island in the Keppel group (18 islands, but almost all of them are small). It has 17…

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Great Keppel Island issues

(About Great Keppel Island here https://tropicalislands.net/great-keppel-island/ ) As one of the most famous islands in Queensland, Great Keppel Island is not without issues as well. Here we have an example of potential risk and treat for the environment, and this is just one of many examples, not just in Australia…

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South Molle Island

South Molle Island is part of the WhitSundays group of islands. Its area is 1151 acres (4.66km2), maximum length / width 3.2km by 2.6km. The first resort on it was founded as early as 1937. In 2016, it was sold to a Chinese company for $ 26 million. By the…

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Whitehaven Beach

Whitehaven Beach is a 7 km long beach in Whitsunday Island, Queensland. The beach is known for its crystal white silicate sands (a type of quartz) and bright blue waters. That beach is maintained, and smoking is prohibited on it, as are dogs. Unlike ordinary sand, the sand on this…

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