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Lion Island
HISTORY
Lion Island
Lion Island was a name given to Pentecost Island by some mariners
during the 19th Century, despite the fact it had been named 'Pentecost' by James
Cook in June 1770. Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys, RN, in HMCB Kangaroo
when passing through the Whitsundays in 1815 and 1817 said the island
resembled a lion but it takes some imagination today to see the likeness.
The Information on the Whitsunday Islands is reproduced by kind permission of Mr. Ray Blackwood from his book: " The Whitsunday Islands An Historical Dictionary ".
Please visit his site here. It is well worth the time!