Lindeman Island
20°27′S 149°02′E
Lindeman Island is an island in the Lindeman Group of the Whitsunday Islands off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The island was named by Captain Bedwell after his sub-lieutenant, George Sidney Lindeman whilst aboard the Royal Navy vessel HMS Virago.
Terrain
20°27′S 149°02′E
Overview
Lindeman Island is an island in the Lindeman Group of the Whitsunday Islands off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The island was named by Captain Bedwell after his sub-lieutenant, George Sidney Lindeman whilst aboard the Royal Navy vessel HMS Virago. Most of the island is included in the Lindeman Islands National Park, which also protects another 13 islands. There are also a resort and an airport on the island. Lindeman Island was created after a volcanic mountain range was drowned by rising sea levels.
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Nearest islands
- 2.4 km
- Little Lindeman Island2.7 km
- Shaw Island5.3 km
- Comston Island7.1 km
- Triangle Island8.8 km
- Mansell Island9.4 km
Also in Whitsunday Islands
Whitsunday Island
106 km²▲ 435 m
Major islands
Hook Island
53.2 km²▲ 459 m
Major islands
Long Island
10.2 km²▲ 273 m
Major islands
Whitsunday Islands
7.7 km²▲ 235 m
Minor islands
South Molle Island
4.4 km²▲ 134 m
Minor islands
Dent Island
4 km²▲ 161 m
Minor islands
Cid Island
2.8 km²▲ 205 m
Minor islands
North Molle Island
2.6 km²▲ 231 m
Minor islands
Also in Lindeman Islands
Shaw Island
16.2 km²▲ 410 m
Minor islands
Mansell Island
1.2 km²▲ 174 m
Minor islands
Little Lindeman Island
0.4 km²▲ 82 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.24 km²▲ 51 m
Minor islands
Comston Island
0.24 km²▲ 79 m
Minor islands
Triangle Island
0.14 km²▲ 34 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Artist not listed and the authorising Government Printer is David Whyte, Queensland State Archives, Item ID ITM1641424
Shutting down to load passengers. The aircraft has an Alison 250-C20B powerplant, MTOW 1452 and was registered on 26-11-1979 (Manufactured 1979).
Aladdin (ship) Lindeman Island Launch.
Lindeman Island resort from the sea in 1947
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- An Island Jewel in a Coral Sea for Sunny Carefree Holidays, Lovely Lindeman, c.1930s. Queensland State Archives / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III AN0704567. Grahame Hutchison / GFDL 1.2
- StateLibQld 1 127555 Aladdin (ship). Unknown author / Public domain
- StateLibQld 2 252971 Lindeman Island resort from the sea in 1947. Benussi / Public domain
- An Island Jewel in a Coral Sea, for Sunny Carefree Holidays, Lovely Lindeman, Big Game Fishing Within the Great Barrier Reef, circa 1939. Unknown authorUnknown author / CC BY 4.0