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{{For|the Chinese peninsula with a similar English name|Yuantouzhu}}
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'''Turtle Head Island''' is an [[island]] of the [[Torres Strait Islands]] [[archipelago]], located in the [[Great Barrier Reef Marine Park]], east of [[Cape York Peninsula]], in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps?sca_esv=0e7f67614aa28a61&sca_upv=1&output=search&q=%22Turtle+Head+Island%22+queensland&source=lnms&entry=mc&ved=1t:200715&ictx=111 | title=Google Maps }}</ref>
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'''Turtle Head Island''' is an island in [[Newcastle Bay]] at the mouth of [[Escape River]] and [[Middle River]] not far from [[Jackey Jackey Creek]] adjacent to the [[Jardine River Resource Reserve]] [[Jardine River National Park]] in the [[Great Barrier Reef Marine Park]] [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], in the [[Cape York Peninsula]] about {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} South East of [[Bamaga, Queensland|Bamaga]].


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The island is located in Newcastle Bay at the mouth of [[Escape River]] and [[Middle River (Queensland)|Middle River]], not far from Jackey Jackey Creek and adjacent to the [[Apudthama National Park]]. The island lies approximately {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Bamaga, Queensland|Bamaga]].
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This island is part of the [[Torres Strait Islands]]
[[File:Turtle-head-island.JPG|thumb|none|Turtle Head Island, Cape York]]


==See also==
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*[[List of Torres Strait Islands]]

==References==
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{{Torres Strait}}


[[Category:Torres Strait Islands]]
[[Category:Torres Strait Islands]]
[[Category:Islands on the Great Barrier Reef]]
[[Category:Islands on the Great Barrier Reef]]
[[Category:Places in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park]]
[[Category:Islands of Far North Queensland]]




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Latest revision as of 23:42, 23 August 2024

For the Chinese peninsula with a similar English name, see Yuantouzhu.
Not to be confused with Turtle Island (Newcastle Bay).

Turtle Head Island
Turtle Head Island (centre) with Turtle Island (top right) and Trochus Island (middle left).
A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Turtle Head Island in the south eastern waters of Torres Strait, east of the Cape York Peninsula
Geography
LocationGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park, Northern Australia
Coordinates10°55′48″S 142°40′48″E / 10.930°S 142.680°E / -10.930; 142.680
ArchipelagoTorres Strait Islands
Adjacent toTorres Strait
Administration
StateQueensland
Local government areaShire of Torres
Demographics
Ethnic groupsTorres Strait Islanders

Turtle Head Island is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, east of Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia.[1]

The island is located in Newcastle Bay at the mouth of Escape River and Middle River, not far from Jackey Jackey Creek and adjacent to the Apudthama National Park. The island lies approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Bamaga.

Turtle Head Island, Cape York

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Google Maps".


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