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Island in Queensland, Australia

Clack Island
Geography
LocationNorthern Australia
Coordinates14°02′49″S 144°15′40″E / 14.047°S 144.261°E / -14.047; 144.261
Area0.21 km (0.081 sq mi)
Administration
StateQueensland

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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