Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Whitehaven Beach is on Whitsunday Island, Australia. The island is accessible by boat, seaplane & helicopter from Airlie Beach, as well as Hamilton Island. It lies across from Stockyard Beach, better known as Chalkie's Beach, on Haslewood Island.
The beach is known for its crystal white silica sands and turquoise coloured waters. The beach has tour barbeque and camping facilities.
The beach was named and discovered in 1879 by Staff Commander EP Bedwell. Whitehaven categorically originates from the English town of the same name it was one of the many names, from the then English county of Cumberland, which Bedwell accompany to the area.
It followed James Cook's 1770 naming of the island group, the Cumberland Islands.
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