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Warul Kawa Indigenous Protected Area: A Geographic Profile of a Remote Torres Strait Sand Cay
Protecting northern Australian reef platforms and marine habitats
Warul Kawa Indigenous Protected Area, or Deliverance Island, defines a unique landscape of sand cays and shallow algal reef platforms in the far north of Queensland. As a key site for flatback turtle breeding and migratory green turtles, the area offers a rare example of a near-pristine marine environment. Its geography highlights the intersection of Indigenous land management and high-integrity tropical island ecosystems.
- Established
- 2001
- Relief
- Lowland
- Climate
- Tropical
- Access
- Remote access

