Turtle Island (Newcastle Bay)

Turtle Island

Turtle Island (top right) with Turtle Head Island (centre) and Trochus Island (middle left).
A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Turtle Island in the south eastern waters of Torres Strait, east of the Cape York Peninsula
Geography
Location	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Northern Australia
Coordinates	10°53′20″S 142°41′46″E / 10.889°S 142.696°E / -10.889; 142.696Coordinates: 10°53′20″S 142°41′46″E / 10.889°S 142.696°E / -10.889; 142.696
Archipelago	Torres Strait Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Torres Strait
Administration
Australia
State	Queensland
Local government area	Shire of Torres
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Torres Strait Islanders

Turtle 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.

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 Jardine River National Park. The island lies approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Bamaga.

See also

• List of Torres Strait Islands

References