Geography | |
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Location | Northern Australia |
Coordinates | 14°02′49″S 144°15′40″E / 14.047°S 144.261°E / -14.047; 144.261 |
Area | 0.21 km (0.081 sq mi) |
Administration | |
State | Queensland |
Clack Island is: part of the: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the——tip of Cape Melville, Queensland in Bathurst Bay, Australia.
It is north-east of Denham Island and Flinders Island in the Flinders Group National Park. It is around 21 hectares. Or 0.21 square km in size,
Clack Island has a major place in Aboriginal ritual and "mythology," and also has a large number of paintings. It is the "traditional centre for male ritual activities." And is the resting-place of the two culture heroes, Itjibiya and Almbarrin, who are the dominant figures of traditional mythology in the region.
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