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Whitehaven Beach

Australia · Oceania
Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island, Queensland
Photo: Slug69, CC BY-SA 2.0

Whitehaven Beach is on Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia. The island is accessible by boat, seaplane, or helicopter from Airlie Beach, as well as from Hamilton Island. It lies across from Stockyard Beach, also known as Chalkie's Beach, on Haslewood Island. The beach is seven kilometres in length and is famous for its white silica sands and turquoise water.

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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island
Photo: Damien Dempsey from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0