Bentinck Island

Bentinck Island is one of the , in 's . 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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  • Island
  • …is also known as “Bentinck Island, Queensland”
  • Description: island in Queensland, Australia

Bentinck Island

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Latitude
-17.05994° or 17° 3′ 36″ south
Longitude
139.48616° or 139° 29′ 10″ east
Open location code
5QJXWFRP+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161565298
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2076753
Wiki­data ID
Q21894028

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bentinck Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bentinck Island”
  • French: “Bentinck”
  • French: “île Bentinck”
  • Swedish: “Bentinck Island, Queensland”
  • Swedish: “Bentinck Island”
  • Turkish: “Bentinck Adası”
  • Turkish: “Bentinck Island”

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