The West Wellesley Islands, also referred to as the Forsyth Islands, is an island group and

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Gulf of Carpentaria The Gulf of Carpentaria (, ) is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the eastern Arafura Sea (the body of water that lies between Australia and New Guinea). The northern boundary is ...

within the Shire of Mornington,

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. The group lies to the south-west of the

Wellesley Islands The Wellesley Islands, also known as the North Wellesley Islands, is a group of islands off the coast of Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a locality within the Shire of Mornington local government area. The t ...

, closer to

mainland Australia Mainland Australia is the main landmass of the Australian continent, excluding the Aru Islands, New Guinea, Tasmania, and other Australian offshore islands. The landmass also constitutes the mainland of the territory governed by the Commonwealt ...

. The islands were uninhabited as of 2016. The island group comprises: * Forsyth Island * Ivis Island *

Pains Island Pains Island is one of the West Wellesley Islands, in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. it is within the Shire of Mornington. It is located 4.83 km northwest of the mainland, and less than a kilometre north of Bayley Island ...

Bayley Island Bayley Island is one of the West Wellesley Islands, on the eastern side of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. It is within the Shire of Mornington. Geography The island is located northwest of the mainland, and less than sout ...

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{{Shire of Mornington Shire of Mornington (Queensland) Localities in Queensland Islands of Far North Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria