Buru Island
Turnagain, also called Buru Island, is an island of the Western Islands region of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the northern section of Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Torres Strait, Queensland
- Also known as: “Turn-again” and “Turnagain Island”
Buru Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.56187° or 9° 33′ 43″ southLongitude
142.28857° or 142° 17′ 19″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
6R24C7QQ+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 160716942OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2101454Wikidata ID
Q2461257
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Buru Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turnagain Island”
- Dutch: “Turnagain Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تورناجاين”
- German: “Turnagain Island”
- Swedish: “Turnagain Island”
- Turkish: “Turnagain Adası”
- Turkish: “Turnagain Island”
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