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    Gulf of CarpentariaAustralia

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    Wellesley Islands

    The Wellesley Islands, also known as the North Wellesley Islands, is a group of islands off the coast of Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a locality within the Shire of Mornington local government area. The traditional owners of the islands are the Lardil people.

    Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
    Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia

    Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center/Space Shuttle crew / Public domain

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    41 landforms

    Overview

    The Wellesley Islands, also known as the North Wellesley Islands, is a group of islands off the coast of Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a locality within the Shire of Mornington local government area. The traditional owners of the islands are the Lardil people. In the 2021 census, Wellesley Islands had a population of 1,022 people.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands13
    • Islets24
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    1
    • Mornington Island

      Mornington Island

      Area
      1,001 km²
      High point
      44 m

      Mornington Island, also known as Kunhanhaa, is an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia. It is the northernmost and, at 1,018 km2 (393 sq mi), the largest of 22 islands that form the Wellesley Islands group.

    Minor islands

    13

    Islets

    24
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island0.06 km²
    • Manowar Island13 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m44 mMornington25 mLingnoonganee20 mDenham20 mSydney13 mRocky13 mManowar12 mForsyth10 mAndrew10 mJirke9 mBayley8 mPains6 mPisonia6 mBeahgoo1 mTurrermurrer
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Mornington: 1,001 km²MorningtonDenham: 30 km²DenhamForsyth: 18.2 km²ForsythLingnoonganee: 11.6 km²LingnoonganeeSydney: 10.2 km²SydneyBayley: 1.8 km²BayleyPains: 0.82 km²PainsAndrew: 0.69 km²AndrewPisonia: 0.56 km²PisoniaJirke: 0.45 km²JirkeTurrermurrer: 0.44 km²TurrermurrerRocky: 0.35 km²RockyBeahgoo: 0.25 km²BeahgooUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandManowar: 0.04 km²ManowarUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandMoondalbee: 0.9 haMoondalbeeUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Mornington Island1,001 km²
    Denham Island30 km²
    Forsyth Island18.2 km²
    Lingnoonganee Island11.6 km²
    Sydney Island10.2 km²
    Bayley Island1.8 km²
    Pains Island0.82 km²
    Andrew Island0.69 km²
    Pisonia Island0.56 km²
    Jirke Island0.45 km²
    Turrermurrer Island0.44 km²
    Rocky Island0.35 km²
    Beahgoo Island0.25 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Manowar Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Moondalbee Island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs

    • Mornington island. Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center/Space Shuttle crew / Public domain