Back جزيرة مورنينغتون Arabic جزيره مورنينجتون ARZ Mornington Island CEB Mornington Island German Isla Mornington (Australia) Spanish Île Mornington (Australie) French Illa Mornington Galician Pulau Mornington ID Isola Mornington Italian მორნინგტონი Georgian
Native name: Kunhanhaa | |
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 Mornington Island from space, September 1991 | |
  Mornington | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| Coordinates | 16°30′S 139°30′E / 16.500°S 139.500°E |
| Archipelago | Wellesley Islands |
| Total islands | 22 |
| Area | 1,002 km2 (387 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Highest point | unnamed |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
| Local Government Area | Shire of Mornington |
| Largest settlement | Gununa |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1007 (2001) |
| Pop. density | 1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Aboriginal Australians |
Mornington Island, also known as Kunhanhaa, is an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia. It is the northernmost and largest of 22 islands that form the Wellesley Islands group. The largest town, Gununa, is in the south-western part of the island.
The Lardil people are the traditional owners of the island, but there are also Kaiadilt people, who were relocated from nearby Bentinck Island, as well as people of other nations on the island. The Mornington Island Mission operated from 1914 until 1978, when it was taken over by the Queensland Government, which had proclaimed the islands an Aboriginal reserve in 1905. The Mirndiyan Gununa Aboriginal Corporation owns and manages an art centre, MIArt, and dance troupe, the Mornington Island Dancers.