Hamilton Island Fauna Park, Great Barrier Reef
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Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile, Hamilton Island Fauna Park
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Hamilton Island, In the heart of the Whitsundays, Great Barrier Reef.
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Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island, immediately south of Whitsunday Island in the Whitsunday group, is 25 km south-east of Airlie Beach and 40 km east of Proserpine.
Originally charted in 1866, Hamilton Island was shown as part of Dent Island and the whole named Passage Island, adjoining the Whitsunday Passage. Two years later Hamilton Island was described separately and named, possibly after a crew member of the survey vessel.
Further Reading:
Ray Blackwood, The Whitsunday Islands: an historical dictionary, Rockhampton, ;CQU Press, 1997
David Corfelt, The Whitsundays book, Woodhill Mountain, via Berry, NSW, Windward Publications, 1995
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