Turtle Island (Newcastle Bay)

Not to be confused with Turtle Head Island.

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″S142°41′46″E / 10.889°S 142.696°E / -10.889; 142.696
Archipelago	Torres Strait Islands
Adjacent to	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. ^[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.

In the 19th century, ships were advised not to anchor to leeward of the island because it was unsafe. ^[2]

Features

The island is rocky and there is an extensive reef adjacent to it on the island's west side. ^[1] There are mangrove bushes. ^[1]

See also

• Queensland portal
• Islands portal

• List of Torres Strait Islands

References

1. King, P.P. (2020). Narrative of A Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia: Volume 2. Outlook Verlag. p. 162. ISBN   978-3-7523-6045-5 . Retrieved 23 July 2025.
2. Various (28 February 2013). The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1846. Cambridge University Press. p. 659. ISBN   978-1-108-05434-8 . Retrieved 23 July 2025.