Turtle Island (Newcastle Bay)
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| Location | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Northern Australia |
| Coordinates | 10°53′20″S 142°41′46″E / 10.889°S 142.696°E |
| Archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
| Adjacent to | Torres Strait |
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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.
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