Clerke Island
Geography
LocationNorthern Australia
Coordinates11°58′16″S 143°17′17″E / 11.971°S 143.288°E / -11.971; 143.288
Area0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Administration
StateQueensland

Clerke Island is an island about 1 km East of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia, in Temple Bay about 200 km north-east of Kutini-Payamu National Park and Lockhart River on the Cape York Peninsula. It is around 29 hectares or 0.29 square km in size.[1]

This island is part of Home Islands.

The nearest populous place is the village of Lockhart River which is 90 km (56 mi) away with a population of around 450.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Clerke Island".
  2. ↑ "Map of Clerke Island, QLD".


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