Whitsunday Island
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| Waters | Coral sea | |
| Archipelago | Whitsunday Islands | |
| Geographical location | 20 ° 16 ′ S , 148 ° 59 ′ E | |
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| length | 19.6 km | |
| width | 15.8 km | |
| surface | 109 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mount Whitsunday 435 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Whitsunday Island is the largest of the Whitsunday Islands , which is located off Queensland ( Australia ) in the Pacific . The island is uninhabited and offers many tourist attractions for day visitors and overnight yachtsmen, including the beautiful sandy beaches with clear water of Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet , the safe, beautiful anchorages of Cid Harbor , and the well-protected waterways of Gulnare Inlet . The island can be reached from the mainland from the tourist strongholds Airlie Beach and Shute Harbor .