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    Mornington Island

    Isla Mornington

    16°36′S 139°18′E

    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.

    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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    16°36′S 139°18′E

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    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. The largest town, Gununa, is in the south-western part of the island. The Lardil people are the traditional owners of the island, but there are also Kaiadilt people, who were relocated from nearby Bentinck Island, as well as people of other nations on the island. The Mornington Island Mission operated from 1914 until 1978, when it was taken over by the Queensland Government, which had proclaimed the islands an Aboriginal reserve in 1905. The Mirndiyan Gununa Aboriginal Corporation owns and manages an art centre, MIArt, and dance troupe, the Mornington Island Dancers.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Also in Wellesley Islands

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    Facts

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

    Photographs

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