Turu Cay

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Turu Cay
Landsat image of the island
Landsat image of the island
Waters Arafura lake
Archipelago Torres Strait Islands
Geographical location 9 ° 49 '26 "  S , 141 ° 25' 26"  E Coordinates: 9 ° 49 '26 "  S , 141 ° 25' 26"  E
Turu Cay (Papua New Guinea)
Turu Cay
length 740 m
width 140 m
surface 8 ha
Residents uninhabited

Turu Cay is an eight- acre , elongated sand island in the northwest of the Torres Strait Islands . It is located 28 kilometers southwest of Kerr Island and 36 kilometers southwest of Deliverance Island , the two closest islands. Turu Cay is the westernmost of all the Torres Strait Islands.

Turu Cay belongs to the inhabitants of the islands of Saibai , Boigu and Dauan , and thus belongs to the island region of the Top Western Islands .

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