South Molle Island
20°16′S 148°50′E
South Molle Island, part of the Whitsunday Islands, is a resort island in the Whitsunday section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Queensland, Australia. The hilly island has numerous bays and inlets accessible by 16 km of walking and cycling tracks, with most protected in the Molle Islands National Park.
Terrain
20°16′S 148°50′E
Overview
South Molle Island, part of the Whitsunday Islands, is a resort island in the Whitsunday section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Queensland, Australia. The hilly island has numerous bays and inlets accessible by 16 km of walking and cycling tracks, with most protected in the Molle Islands National Park. The islands were named by Lieutenant Charles Jefferys in 1815 after Colonel George James Molle, the then Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales. Nearby islands include Mid Molle, North Molle and West Molle (known as Daydream Island). Just to the east and southeast, respectively, are the small islands Planton and Denman. Wild goats were introduced to the island in the nineteenth century as a food source for shipwrecked sailors.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- North Molle Island4.6 km
- Cid Island8.4 km
- Long Island12 km
- Dent Island14 km
- Whitsunday Islands15 km
- Whitsunday Island16 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
Lindeman Island
6.9 km²▲ 208 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
Photographs
South Molle Island, Airlie Beach, Central Queensland, AUSTRALIA Scanned Slide from Dec 2000
South Molle Island, Airlie Beach, Central Queensland, AUSTRALIA Scanned Slide from Dec 2000
South Molle Island, Airlie Beach, Central Queensland, AUSTRALIA Scanned Slide from Dec 2000
South Molle Island, Airlie Beach, Central Queensland, AUSTRALIA Scanned Slide from Dec 2000
South Molle Island, Airlie Beach, Central Queensland, AUSTRALIA Scanned Slide from Dec 2000
The longer jetty in Bauer Bay, South Molle Island, Queensland, Australia, as seen from accommodation at the island resort
looking south along the beach of Sandy Bay, South Molle Island, Queensland, Australia
Looking due south while hiking on South Molle Island, Queensland, Australia. Elevation here is 90 meters. "Mount" Jeffries is 200 meters.
Looking due east at Planton Island from South Molle Island, Queensland, Australia.
Whitsunday Islands National Park, Australia, sunset over mainland from summit of South Molle Island
small jetty in Bauer Bay, north end of South Molle Island, Queensland, Australia
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- On South Molle Island looking at North Molle and Daydream Islands. Brian Dell / Public domain
- Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea sp.) (9934653174). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) (9935384544). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) feeding frenzy (9935428184). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) feeding frenzy (9935512144). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) preening (9935128093). Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Big jetty South Molle Island. Brian Dell Bdell555 / Public domain
- Sandy Bay - South Molle Island. Brian Dell Bdell555 / Public domain
- South Molle hiking. Brian Dell / Public domain
- Planton Island. Brian Dell / Public domain
- A206, Whitsunday Islands National Park, Australia, sunset over mainland from summit of South Molle Island, 2007. Brian W. Schaller / FAL
- Small jetty South Molle Island. Brian Dell Bdell555 / Public domain