Clack Island, Queensland

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Clack Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the tip of Cape Melville, Queensland in Bathurst Bay.

It is North East of Denham Island and Flinders Island in the Flinders Group National Park.

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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Coordinates: [-14.047° 144.261°]

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*Satellite image from [Google Maps], [WikiMapia] and [Terraserver].

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