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Trochus Island

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Trochus Island
Trochus Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Trochus 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 Apudthama National Park. The island lies approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Bamaga and has an approximate area of 2.1 square kilometres (0.81 sq mi).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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