Turnagain Island (Queensland)
Island in Queensland, Australia
9°34′01″S 142°16′59″E / 9.567°S 142.283°E / -9.567; 142.283
Australia
Turnagain, also called Buru Island, is an island of the Western Islands region of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the northern section of Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Turnagain is located within the Torres Strait Island Region Local government area.
Geography
The island is located approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. Turnagain is 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) in length and up to 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) wide. Its area of 11.98 square kilometres (4.63 sq mi) is heavily wooded. It is uninhabited and is the shape of an elongated teardrop.
See also
Queensland portal
Islands portal
References
External links
- DFAT website
- Australian Treaty Series 1985 No 4
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List of Torres Strait topics
islets, and cays
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| Bourke group |
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| Duncan group |
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| Inner group |
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| Adolphus Channel group |
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| Talbot group |
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| The Three Sisters group |
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| Yorke group |
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| Ungrouped |
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communities and
languages
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legal matters
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- Adolphus Channel
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands
- Endeavour Strait
- Alfred Cort Haddon
- Margaret Lawrie
- Sea Swift
- Warul Kawa Indigenous Protected Area
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