List of Torres Strait Islands explained

The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait between Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea.

This is a list of the named islands and island groups in the Torres Strait. In addition there are unnamed islands and named and unnamed rocks.

Almost all of the islands in the Torres Strait are part of Australia; consequently all entries in this table are in Australia unless noted as being in Papua New Guinea.

Table of islands


Name Other names Position Group Population Area (km²)Freehold?Notes
Aipus Island-9.941°N 142.172°WBelle Vue Islands[1]
Akone Islet-10.6673°N 142.67°W[2]
Albany Island-10.7298°N 142.6054°W[3]
Allison IsletNur Islet-10.1003°N 142.0814°W[4]
Anchor Cay-9.3619°N 144.0989°W[5]
Arden IslandGarboy Island-9.8683°N 143.1711°WBelle Vue Islands[6]
Aubussi Island-9.2339°N 142.1697°WTalbot Islands[7]
Aukane Islet-9.8681°N 143.3936°WBourke Isles[8]
Aureed Island-9.9536°N 143.2897°WBourke Isles[9]
Badu IslandMulgrave Island-10.1156°N 142.1447°W69097.8[10]
Barn IslandParau Island-10.8391°N 142.3181°W[11]
Barney IslandTuin-10.2189°N 142.1664°W[12]
Belle Vue Islands-9.9344°N 142.1614°W[13]
Bet IsletBurrar Islet-10.1458°N 142.8194°WThe Three Sisters00.2[14]
Boigu Island-9.2603°N 142.2136°WTalbot Islands27072.2[15]
Bond Island-10.0735°N 142.2645°W[16]
Booby Island-10.6042°N 141.9108°W[17]
Bourke Island-9.8832°N 143.4844°W[18]
Bourke Isles-9.8442°N 143.4022°W[19]
Bramble Cay-9.1425°N 143.8761°W[20]
Brewis Island-10.8875°N 142.6942°W[21]
Browne IslandNgul-10.2236°N 142.1539°W[22]
Bush Islet-10.7089°N 142.5979°W[23]
Campbell IslandTappoear Island-9.5602°N 143.4928°W[24]
Canoe Cay-9.7003°N 143.8336°W[25]
Canoe IslandDadali-10.3439°N 142.1086°W[26]
Cap IsletMuquar Island-9.836°N 142.715°WBelle Vue Islands[27]
Castle IslandBakilai-10.0471°N 142.1578°W[28]
Channel Island-10.3518°N 142.2281°W[29]
Cheropo Island-10.689°N 142.2809°W[30]
Clarke IslandTukupai-10.208°N 142.1458°W[31]
Coconut IslandPoruma Island, Parremar Island, Cocoa Nut Island
-10.0486°N 143.0678°W1800.54[32]
Crab IslandMoent-10.9731°N 142.1058°W[33]
Dalrymple IsletDamuth Island-9.6094°N 143.3031°W[34]
Darnley IslandErub Island-9.5869°N 143.7706°W3165.5[35]
Daua IslandDowar Island, Dauar-9.9439°N 144.0258°W0.37[36]
Dauan IslandCornwallis Island-9.4232°N 142.5361°WMurray Islands1204[37]
Dayman IslandTeran-10.7616°N 142.3737°W[38]
Deliverance IslandWarul Kawa-9.5169°N 141.5719°W[39]
Dove Islet-9.9964°N 143.0294°W[40]
Dugong Islet-10.52°N 143.1002°W[41]
Dumaralug Island-10.7641°N 142.2131°W[42]
Duncan Islands-10.2367°N 142.0794°W[43]
East Cay-9.3919°N 144.2178°W[44]
East Strait Island-10.4956°N 142.4504°W[45]
Eborac Island-10.6824°N 142.5341°W[46]
Entrance IslandZuna Island-10.7182°N 142.2959°W[47]
-10.0428°N 142.0678°WFarewell Islets[48]
Flat Islet-10.1181°N 142.0747°W[49]
Florence IslandTalab-9.9563°N 142.2108°WBelle Vue Islands[50]
Friday IslandGealug Island-10.5968°N 142.1653°W204.8[51]
Gabba IslandGerbar Island-9.7652°N 142.6333°W[52]
Gainaulai Islet-10.3168°N 142.0928°W
Getullai Island-10.1897°N 142.515°W[53]
Goods IslandPalilug-10.5627°N 142.1597°W[54]
Great Woody IslandKai Yalubi Island-10.704°N 142.3527°W[55]
Green IsletIlapnab-10.1911°N 142.1178°W[56]
Half Way Island-10.1056°N 143.3203°W[57]
Hammond IslandKeriri Island-10.5457°N 142.2142°W20414.5[58]
Hawkesbury IslandWarral Island-10.371°N 142.1316°W[59]
High IslandWurrka-10.7252°N 142.4142°W[60]
High IslandWia-10.2003°N 142.1689°W[61]
Horn IslandNarupai-10.6071°N 142.2842°W65053.8[62]
Iadi Island-9.931°N 142.1578°WBelle Vue Islands[63]
Ida Island-10.7096°N 142.558°W[64]
Johnson Islet-10.6579°N 142.7543°W[65]
Kabbikane Islet-9.8193°N 143.4083°WBourke Isles[66]
Kamutnab Islet-9.9617°N 142.1522°WBelle Vue Islands[67]
Kanig Island-10.2424°N 142.0828°WDuncan Islands[68]
Kapuda Islet-10.5649°N 142.2247°W[69]
Karniga Island-10.7673°N 142.3872°W[70]
Kaub Islets-9.9606°N 142.2106°WBelle Vue Islands[71]
Kaumag Island-9.3677°N 142.6961°W[72]
Keatinge Islet-10.6269°N 142.6633°W[73]
Keats IslandHomogar Islet ?, Umaga Parish-9.6842°N 143.4303°WYorke Islands[74]
Kerr Islet-9.6089°N 141.5689°W[75]
Kodall Island-9.74°N 143.4469°WYorke Islands[76]
Kongan Rock-9.9452°N 142.1739°WBelle Vue Islands[77]
Kunai Islet-10.5831°N 142.1764°W[78]
Lacey Island-10.6117°N 142.61°W[79]
Layoak Islet-9.8622°N 143.3083°WBourke Isles[80]
Little Adolphus Island-10.5941°N 142.6158°W[81]
Little Ida Island-10.7206°N 142.5572°W[82]
Little Roko Island-10.7359°N 142.4192°W[83]
Little Woody IslandMeggi Yalubi Island-10.7153°N 142.3443°W[84]
Lowry Islet-10.1011°N 142.8181°W[85]
Mabuiag IslandJervis Island-9.9543°N 142.1808°WBelle Vue Islands507.5[86]
Mai Islet-10.7215°N 142.6248°W[87]
Markilug IsletMarkailag-10.7738°N 142.3934°W[88]
Marsden IsletEegarbu-9.7111°N 143.3622°WYorke Islands[89]
Marte Island-9.9343°N 142.1636°WBelle Vue Islands[90]
Masig Island-9.7494°N 143.4075°WYorke Islands[91]
Meddler IslandGaibait-10.702°N 142.383°W[92]
Meer Island
Maer Island, Mer Island, Murray Island-9.917°N 144.05°WMurray Islands4854.29[93]
Meth Islet-10.223°N 142.067°WDuncan Islands[94]
Middle Brother-10.712°N 142.681°W[95]
Mimi Islet-9.95°N 143.4°WBourke Isles[96]
Mipa Islet-9.9605°N 142.1711°WBelle Vue Islands[97]
Moa IslandBanks Island-10.183°N 142.267°W394171.7[98]
Moimi Island-9.233°N 142.25°WTalbot Islands[99]
Morilug Islet-10.822°N 142.6832°W[100]
Mouinndo Islet-10.828°N 142.366°W[101]
Mount Adolphus IslandMori-10.673°N 142.652°W[102]
Mount Ernest IslandNagheer Island-10.25°N 142.483°W[103]
Murangi Islet-10.695°N 142.493°W[104]
Murray Islands
Nepean IslandAttagoy Island-9.567°N 143.65°W[105]
Nicklin Islet-10.671°N 142.65°W[106]
North Brother-10.7043°N 142.67°W[107]
North Island-9.95°N 142.2°W[108]
North Island[109]
North Possession IslandIem Island-10.082°N 142.327°W[110]
North West Islet-10.667°N 142.1°W[111]
Obelisk Islet-10.1°N 142.1°W[112]
Packe IslandTarilag Island-10.743°N 142.223°WThursday Islands100.7[113]
Parama IslandBampton (former)Papua New Guinea
Passage IslandBupu-9.977°N 142.2393°WBelle Vue Islands[114]
Pearce CayMallicamas-9.5°N 143.283°W[115]
Pelican Islet-9.9681°N 142.2158°WBelle Vue Islands[116]
Phipps IslandZurat-10.277°N 142.102°W[117]
Pita Dabai Island-10.1908°N 142.1742°W[118]
Poll IsletGuijar Islet-10.2°N 142.833°WThe Three Sisters[119]
Port Lihou IslandYeta-10.43°N 142.14°WInner islands[120]
Portlock IslandKulbi-10.117°N 142.359°W[121]
Possession IslandTuined, Bedanug-10.7254°N 142.3981°W[122]
Prince of Wales IslandMuralag Island-10.684°N 142.185°W20204.6[123]
Puigulag Islet-9.9658°N 142.2139°WBelle Vue Islands[124]
Pulu Islet-9.957°N 142.163°WBelle Vue Islands[125]
Pumpkin IslandNgurthai-10.0208°N 142.1208°W[126]
Pururai Islet-9.9417°N 142.1794°WBelle Vue Islands[127]
Quoin Island-10.713°N 142.37°WYes[128]
Red Fruit Islet-9.9367°N 142.1783°WBelle Vue Islands[129]
Red Island-10.884°N 142.359°W[130]
Red Wallis Island-10.849°N 142.026°W[131]
Rennel IslandMauar-9.767°N 143.267°WYorke Islands[132]
Roberts Islet-9.967°N 143.117°WBourke Isles[133]
Roko Island-10.741°N 142.41°W[134]
Round Island-10.0744°N 142.0958°W[135]
Round Island-10.5414°N 142.1912°W[136]
Saddle Island-10.167°N 142.683°W[137]
Saibai Island-9.39°N 142.62°W317107.9[138]
Salter Island-10.598°N 142.637°W[139]
Sassie Island-10.033°N 142.85°W[140]
Scott Island-9.9625°N 142.21°WBelle Vue Islands[141]
Smith Cay-9.75°N 143.333°WYorke Islands[142]
South Brother-10.7188°N 142.6883°W[143]
South IslandAia-10.0455°N 142.1317°W[144]
Spencer IslandKulbai Kulbai-10.29°N 142.101°W[145]
Stephens IslandHogar, Ugar Island-9.507°N 143.545°W1000.35[146]
StonehengeGainaulai Islet-10.3169°N 142.0928°W[147]
Suarji Island-10.167°N 142.517°W[148]
Subur Islet-9.972°N 142.217°WBelle Vue Islands[149]
Sue IsletWarraber Islet-10.207°N 142.825°WThe Three Sisters2160.8[150]
Tern Island-10.9983°N 142.7589°W[151]
Tetley Island-10.7264°N 142.7284°W[152]
The Three Sisters-10.1972°N 142.8256°W[153]
Three Month Island-10.1839°N 142.1689°W[154]
Thursday IslandWai-Ben, Waiben-10.579°N 142.22°W2,6823.5[155]
Tik Island-10.1775°N 142.1761°W[156]
Tobin Cay-9.6128°N 143.6614°W[157]
Tobin IslandZagarsum-10.1053°N 142.3444°W[158]
Travers IslandWarral Island-10.368°N 142.363°W[159]
Tree Island-10.0711°N 142.0697°W[160]
Tree IslandIul Island-10.704°N 142.597°W[161]
Trochus Island-10.922°N 142.6303°W[162]
Tudu IslandWarrior Island-9.8°N 142.967°W[163]
Tuesday Islets-10.5517°N 142.3456°W[164]
Tuluaa Islet-10.8439°N 142.349°W[165]
Turnagain IslandBuru Island-9.567°N 142.283°W[166]
Turtle Head Island-10.93°N 142.68°W[167]
Turtle Island-10.889°N 142.696°WYes[168] [169]
Turtle Island
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-10.7362°N 142.2557°W[170]
Turu Cay-9.817°N 141.417°W[171]
Twin IslandNelgee Island-10.4628°N 142.4422°W[172]
Underdown Islet-9.483°N 143.867°W[173]
Wai-Weer Islet-10.5711°N 142.1772°W[174]
Warakuikul Talab IslandMiddle Island-9.95°N 142.221°WBelle Vue Islands[175]
Wassel Island-10.7481°N 142.4058°W[176]
Watson Cay-10.0408°N 142.4522°W[177]
Waua IsletWyer Island, Waier Island-9.48°N 144.037°WMurray Islands0.22[178]
Wednesday IslandMaururra-10.527°N 142.307°W[179]
West IslandUlui-10.36°N 142.053°W[180]
Whale IslandMatu-10.246°N 142.071°W[181]
Widul Island-9.945°N 142.16°WBelle Vue Islands[182]
Wilson IslandMaitak-10.233°N 142.083°WDuncan Islands[183]
Womer Cay-10.7939°N 142.9767°W[184]
Woody Wallis Island-10.882°N 142.035°W[185]
Wuwurrka Islet-10.761°N 142.3942°W[186]
Yam IslandIama, Turtle Backed Island[187] -9.9°N 142.767°WBourke Isles3382.6[188]
Yargas Island-10.1828°N 142.1731°W[189]
York Island-10.684°N 142.529°W[190]
Yorke IslandMasig Island-9.745°N 143.434°W1002[191]
Yorke Islands[192]
Zagai IslandDungeness Island-9.85°N 142.917°W[193]

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