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Hayman Island

Queenslandhamlet

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Hayman Island

Air quality index

37Good
Coordinates-20.06°, 148.88°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Hayman Island is the most northerly of the Whitsunday Islands, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The island is 294 hectares and lies to the north-west of Hook Island. It is a private island open to the public, most famous for its luxury resort which was built in the 1950s by Ansett Transport Industries. The island is significant for tourism in Queensland. The resort is managed by IHG Hotels & Resorts.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.0598
Longitude
148.8817
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
37
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
61
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,621
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sixbanded Angelfish
    Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) · Animalia
    70
  • goldstriped butterflyfish
    Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878 · Animalia
    67
  • Barred spinefoot
    Siganus doliatus Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38 · Animalia
    58
  • Spanish flag snapper
    Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) · Animalia
    57
  • Two-lined monocle bream
    Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793) · Animalia
    54
  • Humphead wrasse
    Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 · Animalia
    53
  • Scissortail Sergeant
    Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) · Animalia
    53
  • longnosed butterflyfish
    Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
    53

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
5.7
Largest event
2016-08-18

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,056

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
5
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Blue Wanderer
Blue Wanderer
Tirumala hamata
Seen 2026-09-23
Hoop pine
Hoop pine
Araucaria cunninghamii
Seen 2026-09-23
Red Jewel Bug
Red Jewel Bug
Choerocoris paganus
Seen 2026-09-23
wrinkle pod mangrove
wrinkle pod mangrove
Cynometra iripa
Seen 2026-09-21
Australian Boobook
Australian Boobook
Ninox boobook
Seen 2026-09-21
coconut palm
coconut palm
Cocos nucifera
Seen 2026-09-21
Collared Whipsnake
Collared Whipsnake
Demansia torquata
Seen 2026-09-21
Giant Moray
Giant Moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
Seen 2026-09-15
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API