Bentinck Island, Queensland
Bentinck Island is one of the South Wellesley Islands, in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. The traditional home of the Kaiadilt people, the island was the site of a brutal massacre in 1918 known as the McKenzie massacre, in which many Indigenous inhabitants died.
Bentinck Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Queensland |
| Coordinates | 17°03′36″S 139°30′00″E |
| Adjacent to | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| Administration | |
| State | Queensland |
| Capital and largest city | Brisbane |
| Area covered | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
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| ISO code | AUS |
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