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.
turnagain, island, queensland, turnagain, also, called, buru, island, island, western, islands, region, torres, strait, islands, archipelago, located, northern, section, torres, strait, queensland, australia, turnagain, located, within, torres, strait, island,. 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 TurnagainBuru IslandA Landsat image of Turnagain IslandA map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Turnagain in the northern central waters of Torres StraitGeographyLocationNorthern AustraliaCoordinates9 34 01 S 142 16 59 E 9 567 S 142 283 E 9 567 142 283ArchipelagoTorres Strait IslandsAdjacent toTorres StraitArea11 98 km2 4 63 sq mi Length7 5 km 4 66 mi Width2 2 km 1 37 mi AdministrationAustraliaStateQueenslandLocal government areaTorres Strait Island Region Contents 1 Geography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeography editThe 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 edit nbsp Queensland portal nbsp Islands portal List of Torres Strait IslandsReferences editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Turnagain Island Queensland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message External links editDFAT website Australian Treaty Series 1985 No 4 nbsp This Queensland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turnagain Island Queensland amp oldid 1077471995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
