Just of the mainland of Australias east coast, part of the sunshine state Queensland existst this magical area of islands which are the reminance of a sunken mountain range. The islands are actualy the tops of mountains.

Nowhere else in the world one can sail to a mountain top to snorkel or dive at its fringe reef and baste in the warm tropical sun on a magnificant sandy white beach. Here you can!

Just of the mainland of Australias east coast, part of the sunshine state Queensland existst this magical area of islands which are the reminance of a sunken mountain range. The islands are actualy the tops of mountains.

Nowhere else in the world one can sail to a mountain top to snorkel or dive at its fringe reef and baste in the warm tropical sun on a magnificant sandy white beach. Here you can!

Just of the mainland of Australias east coast, part of the sunshine state Queensland existst this magical area of islands which are the reminance of a sunken mountain range. The islands are actualy the tops of mountains.

Nowhere else in the world one can sail to a mountain top to snorkel or dive at its fringe reef and baste in the warm tropical sun on a magnificant sandy white beach. Here you can!

The Whitsunday Islands are 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. The island group is centred on Whitsunday Island, while the group's commercial centre is Hamilton Island. The traditional owners of the area are the Ngaro People and the Gia People (Birri Gubba Language Group), the Juru Clan of which has the only recognised Native Title in the Region.

Whitsundays - The term is a mis-nomer, based as it is on Captain Cook’s naming of what is now known as the Whitsunday Passage (in Cook’s Journal, Whitsunday’s Passage) in the belief that the passage was discovered on Whitsunday whereas, because of an error in time-keeping, it was actually Whit-Monday.

Contention has existed as to exactly what islands are within the informally named Whitsunday Islands, in particular as to the southern extremity and the inclusions to the west. What is certain is that they lie within the chain named Cumberland Isles by Captain Cook (now officially approved as the Cumberland Islands) and a reasonably defined section of that chain and surrounding waters have become known world-wide as The Whitsundays based on a contraction of the Whitsunday Islands designation.

The Whitsunday islands are a popular tourist destination for travellers to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef with the area being one of the most popular yachting destinations in the Southern Hemisphere. The island received about 700,000 visitors between March 2008 and March 2009.

The Ngaro Sea Trail Great Walk is a mix of seaways and short walks, crossing South Molle, Hook and Whitsunday islands. The tracks across the islands are linked by seaways suited to kayaking, sailing or powerboating. Camping is available at eight camping areas on the three islands. Several islands have large resorts, offering a wide variety of accommodation and activities.

The Islands:

The Whitsunday Group

Bird Island

Black Island

Border Island

Cid Island

Cowrie Island

Deloraine Island

Dent Island

Dumbbell Island

Dungarra Island

Esk Island

Fitzalan Island

Hamilton Island

Harold Island

Haslewood Island

Hayman Island

Henning Island

Hook Island

Ireby Island

Langford Island

Long Island

Lupton Island

Nicolson Island

Perseverance Island

Plum Pudding Island

Teague Island

Titan Island

Whitsunday Island

Wirrainbela Island

Workington Island

There are some 74 islands in the Whitsunday group

Lindeman Group

The Lindeman Group of islands is located at 20°27′S 149°04′E. Situated within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park the Lindeman Islands are part of the greater Whitsunday Islands.

The islands in the Lindeman Group include:

Baynham Island

Cornston Island

Gaibirra Island

Triangle Island

Keyser Island

Lindeman Island

Little Lindeman Island

Maher Island

Mansell Island

Pentecost Island

Seaforth Island

Shaw Island

Thomas Island

Volskow Island

The Molle Group

Daydream Island (formerly West Molle Island)

Denman Island

Goat Island

Mid Molle Island

North Molle Island

Planton Island

South Molle Island

Northern Group

Armit Island

Double Cone Island

Eshelby Island

Gloucester Island

Grassy Island

Gumbrell Island

Olden Island

Rattray Island

Saddleback Island