King Island (Queensland)

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King Island
Geography
Location Coral Sea
Coordinates 14°05′46″S144°19′59″E / 14.096°S 144.333°E / -14.096; 144.333 Coordinates: 14°05′46″S144°19′59″E / 14.096°S 144.333°E / -14.096; 144.333
Adjacent bodies of water Bathurst Bay
Administration
State Queensland

King Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the tip of Cape Melville, Queensland in Bathurst Bay.

It is northeast of Denham Island and Flinders Island in the Flinders Group National Park. King Island (Erobin) lies off the coast of Queensland. [1]

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References

  1. "Map of King Island (Erobin), QLD".