South Wellesley Islands

South Wellesley Islands is an island in Shire of Mornington, Queensland.

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Highlights include Bentinck Island.

Island

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.

Latitude

-17.06834° or 17° 4′ 6″ south

Longitude

139.47722° or 139° 28′ 38″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

5QJXWFJG+MV

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