Whitsunday is a coastal town in the
locality of
Airlie Beach in the
Whitsunday Region,
Queensland, Australia.
History
The town takes its name from the
Whitsunday Passage which was named on 4 June 1770 by Lieutenant
James Cook
James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...
of
HMS Endeavour because it was religious festival of
Whitsun.
[ On 31 January 1987 the town was created to encompass the whole of the urbanised area around the Whitsunday Coast, replacing the separate towns of Airlie (within the locality of Airlie Beach), Cannonvale (within the locality of the same name) and Shutehaven (within the locality of Shute Harbour) in addition to the locality of Jubilee (now Jubilee Pocket).][
]
References
External links
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Town map (western part, around Cannonvale)
Town map (centre part, around Airlie Beach)
Town map (eastern part, around Shute Harbour)
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Whitsunday Region
Towns in Queensland