Aplin Islet is a small island north of
Shelburne Bay in far north
Queensland
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,
Australia
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about 140 km north of
Cape Grenville,
Cape York Peninsula
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in the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities. It is a vast multiple-use Marine Park which supports a wide range of uses, including commercial marine tourism, fishing, ports an ...
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. It is within the
Shire of Cook. The island has an area of about 4 hectares. It rises to a height of 5.82 metres above sea level.
It is about 30 km east of
Orford Ness.
Ecology
Aplin Islet is a restricted access area to protect nesting seabirds.
Crocodiles have been sighted on Aplin Islet.
See also
*
List of islands of Australia
This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by state or territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders.
Largest islands
The islands larger than are:
* Tasmania (Tas) ;
* Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ...
References
Islands on the Great Barrier Reef
Uninhabited islands of Australia
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