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Remote angler fishing adventures 2015 wellesley islands gulf of carpentaria qld
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. The South Wellesley Islands and the Forsyth Islands are in the same area and all are the local government area of the Shire of Mornington.
Contents
- Remote angler fishing adventures 2015 wellesley islands gulf of carpentaria qld
- Map of Wellesley Islands QLD Australia
- Indigenous origin myth
- References
Map of Wellesley Islands, QLD, Australia
Indigenous origin myth
According to indigenous belief, possibly mixed with fact, the islands were once part of mainland Australia:
In the beginning, as far back as we remember, our home islands were not islands at all as they are today. They were part of a peninsula that jutted out from the mainland and we roamed freely throughout the land without having to get in a boat like we do today. Then Garnguur, the seagull woman, took her raft and dragged it back and forth across the neck of the peninsula letting the sea pour in and making our homes into islands.