Whitsunday Islands
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 20°18′S 148°56′E / 20.300°S 148.933°E |
| Total islands | 74 |
| Major islands | Hamilton Island |
| Area | 282.82 km2 (109.20 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
| Largest settlement | Hamilton Island (pop. 1350) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,570 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 5.551/km2 (14.377/sq mi) |
The Whitsunday Islands are 74 continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, 900 kilometres (560 miles) north of Brisbane. They were the traditional homelands of Ngaro and Gia (Juru) people, an Aboriginal Australian group, also called 'canoe people'.