Leggatt Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the easternmost island in the Cole Islands group and National Park and is about 100 km south-east of Cape Melville, Queensland.[1]

Leggatt Island
Map
Geography
LocationNorthern Australia
Coordinates14°32′53″S 144°52′08″E / 14.548°S 144.869°E / -14.548; 144.869
Administration
StateQueensland

Leggatt Island is a vegetated sand cay located 15 km from the coast, well-established with coconut palms and sisal that provide a habitat for a number of roosting birds and green turtles and hawksbill turtles.

This island is used by a number of tour operators.

References edit

  1. ^ "Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef tide tables - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 19 September 2023.