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Island in Northern Territory, Australia
This article is about an island in the Northern Territory. For the island in Torres Strait, Queensland, once called Skull Island, see Aureed Island.
Skull Island is an island in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a part of the Sir Edward Pellew Group of islands which lie in the bay into which the McArthur River flows, King Ash Bay, within the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is known for good catches of tiger prawns.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Home page". Skull Island. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Skull Island Tiger Prawns". Austral Fisheries. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
15°36′S 136°48′E / 15.600°S 136.800°E / -15.600; 136.800
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