Wellesley Islands
District of Gubungura
in Mornington of Queensland, Australia
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -16.598 and 139.238 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -16° 35' 51" and E 139° 14' 16"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 01:23 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 9:00 am and 9:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 17.050 and -25.333 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Botija - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Discover Wellesley Islands
The district Wellesley Islands of Gubungura in Mornington (Queensland) is a district in Australia about 1,421 mi north-west of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Mornington Island
Mornington Island is the northernmost of 22 islands that form the Wellesley Islands group. The island is located in the Gulf of Carpentaria at and is part of the Gulf Country region in the Australian state of Queensland. The Manowar and Rocky Islands Important Bird Area lies about 40 km to the north-west. Mornington is the largest of the islands.
Wellesley Islands
The Wellesley Islands are a group of islands off the coast of north Queensland, Australia, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. They were named by Matthew Flinders in honour of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley. The largest island in the group is Mornington Island. Two small islands in the group form the Manowar and Rocky Islands Important Bird Area because of their importance for breeding seabirds.
Sydney Island (Queensland)
Sydney Island is situated in the Gulf of Carpentaria and is one if the islands of the Wellesley Islands group. It s about 5 kilometres long and just to the south of the major island in the group Mornington Island.
