West Wellesley Islands

West Wellesley Islands
Queensland
West Wellesley Islands
Coordinates16°50′12″S 139°08′46″E / 16.8368°S 139.1461°E / -16.8368; 139.1461 (West Wellesley Islands (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census)
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Area45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

The West Wellesley Islands, also referred to as the Forsyth Islands, is an island group and locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia. The group lies to the south-west of the Wellesley Islands, closer to mainland Australia. The island group comprises four islands: Forsyth Island, Ivis Island, Pains Island and Bayley Island.

In the 2021 census, West Wellesley Islands had "no people or a very low population".