Meanings
proper noun
- A group of 74 islands in the Coral Sea in Whitsunday Region, on the central coast of Queensland, Australia.
Origin
Named by Captain James Cook when he sailed through the area on Whitsunday, 1770.
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APA
Whitsunday Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitsunday%20Islands
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“Whitsunday Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitsunday%20Islands. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whitsunday Islands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitsunday%20Islands.
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