Long Island (Whitsunday Islands)

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Long Island
View of the beach at Long Island in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland
Geography
Location Queensland, Australia
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Archipelago Whitsunday Islands
Highest elevation 40 m (130 ft)
Country
Australia
State Queensland
LGA Whitsunday Regional Council
Demographics
Ethnic groups Aboriginal

Long Island is a member of the Whitsunday Island group off the east coast of Queensland, Australia. It is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) in length and is at its widest point only 400 metres (1,300 ft). Long Island is the closest island in the Whitsunday group to the mainland of Australia, being only Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). from the coastline. A boat transfer to the island from Shute Harbour on the mainland takes 20 minutes.

Most of the island is national park, including 2,500 acres (1,012 hectares) of tropical rainforest and 20 kilometres of bush walking paths. There is a coral reef 150 metres (492 ft) offshore.


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