Bentinck Island
17°04′S 139°30′E
Bentinck Island is one of the South Wellesley Islands, in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. The traditional home of the Kaiadilt people, the island was the site of a brutal massacre in 1918 known as the McKenzie massacre, in which many Indigenous inhabitants died.
Terrain
17°04′S 139°30′E
Overview
Bentinck Island is one of the South Wellesley Islands, in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. The traditional home of the Kaiadilt people, the island was the site of a brutal massacre in 1918 known as the McKenzie massacre, in which many Indigenous inhabitants died.
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Nearest islands
- Fowler Island8.4 km
- Sweers Island12 km
- Albinia Island14 km
- Bessie Island16 km
- Douglas Island19 km
- Horseshoe Island27 km
Also in South Wellesley Islands
Sweers Island
11.5 km²▲ 29 m
Minor islands
Allen Island
10.3 km²▲ 11 m
Minor islands
Horseshoe Island
1.7 km²▲ 9 m
Minor islands
Fowler Island
0.99 km²▲ 7 m
Minor islands
Albinia Island
0.82 km²▲ 9 m
Minor islands
Bessie Island
0.16 km²▲ 8 m
Minor islands
Douglas Island
0.16 km²▲ 8 m
Minor islands
Little Allen Island
0.12 km²▲ 4 m
Minor islands
Sources
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Photographs
- Bentinck Island 05. J Brew / CC BY-SA 2.0