Turtle Head Island

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.

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
ArchipelagoTorres Strait Islands
Adjacent toTorres Strait
Administration
StateQueensland
Local government areaShire of Torres
Demographics
Ethnic groupsTorres Strait Islanders

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

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