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Cape York

 
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The northernmost point of Australia, on Torres Strait at the tip of Cape York Peninsula.

 

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Northern point of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Australia's northernmost point, it is about 15 mi (25 km) long and 12 mi (19 km) wide; it juts into the Torres Strait. Cape York was named in 1770 by Capt. James Cook for the duke of York, brother of King George III.

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