Milman Islet

Milman Islet: Milman Islet is a small island north of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia about 140 km North of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia. It is a Hawksbill Turtle nesting site.^[1]

It is about 30 km east of Orford Ness.

See also

Queensland portal

List of islands of Australia

References

^ Loop, K. A.; J. D. Miller and C. J. Limpus (1995). "Nesting by the hawsbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on Milman Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia". Wildlife Research (CSIRO Publishing) 22 (2): 241–251. doi:10.1071/WR9950241. ISSN: 1035-3712. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR9950241.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-21.

Coordinates: 11°10′05″S 143°00′58″E / 11.168°S 143.016°E / -11.168; 143.016

Categories:
Islands on the Great Barrier Reef
Queensland protected area stubs

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