&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Wiki_letter_w.svg){kind=small} | This article is missing information about the other five islands in the Quail Group - please refer the NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory . (May 2019) |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:LANDSAT_Quail_Island_NT.png) LANDSAT true color image of Quail Island Group, Northern Territory, Australia | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 12°31′08″S 130°26′06″E / 12.519°S 130.435°E |
| Archipelago | Quail Island Group |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| Territory | Northern Territory |
| Region | Top End |
| Bay | Beagle Gulf |
| Locality | Bynoe Harbour[1] |
Quail Island is an island in the Northern Territory of Australia in the Beagle Gulf about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the territory capital of Darwin.
Quail Island belongs to the Quail Island Group. The other two islands in the archipelago are Bare Sand Island (southwest of Quail Island) and Djadjalbit Island (south).[2]
The islands are known for being a breeding ground for flatback turtles.[3]
- ^ "Localities within Un-Incorporated area (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ntiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Quail Island Group". 7:30 NT. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.