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Location
900 kilometres (560
miles) north of
Brisbane, in the heart
of Queensland's popular
Whitsunday Islands,
Hamilton Island is one
of the more accessible,
stunning resort islands
on Australia's Great
Barrier Reef.
With an area of five
amazing square
kilometres, Hamilton
Island lies close to the
south-eastern tip of
Whitsunday Island, the
largest island (109
square kilometres) in
the Whitsunday group,
North Queensland.
It is the only
Queensland island with a
modern jet airport,
which allows you to fly
directly to Hamilton
Island from Brisbane,
the Gold Coast, Cairns
and Townsville in
Queensland, and from
Melbourne, Sydney, and
Uluru in the Northern
Territory.
Unlike Green Island and
Heron Island, which are
cays, the Whitsunday
Islands are mostly
continental islands and
are the tips of
underwater mountains.
Many of these islands,
like Hamilton Island,
have fringing coral
reefs and are considered
part of the Great
Barrier Reef.
If travelling by land on
the Queensland coast, a
fast ferry to Hamilton
Island is available from
Airlie Beach, south of
the town of Bowen.
Or of course you can
sail your own boat to
Hamilton Island and park
it right outside your
villa!
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