Albany Island

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Albany Island
Landsat image of the Manar Islands, Albany Island in the center
Landsat image of the Manar Islands
Albany Island in the center
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Manar Islands
Geographical location 10 ° 43 '50 "  S , 142 ° 36' 20"  E Coordinates: 10 ° 43 '50 "  S , 142 ° 36' 20"  E
Albany Island (Queensland)
Albany Island
length 5.15 km
width 1.09 km
surface 6.07 km²
Highest elevation 28  m
Residents uninhabited
Location of the Torres Strait Islands
Location of the Torres Strait Islands

Albany Island , also called Pabaju , is an island in the southeast of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago . It is also the main island of the Manar Islands , which are immediately east of the northeastern tip of Australia ( Cape York ).

Albany is slightly hilly, around five kilometers long (northwest to southeast) and on average one kilometer wide. Administratively it belongs to the Inner Islands , the southernmost island region in the Torres Shire administrative district of the Australian state of Queensland .

The island is uninhabited.

See also