Boigu
| Boigu Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Talbot Islands | |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 16 ' S , 142 ° 13' E | |
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| length | 18.12 km | |
| width | 5.05 km | |
| surface | 72.32 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 6 m | |
| Residents | 283 (2006) 3.9 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Boigu | |
 Boigu above, middle. |
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Boigu , Engl .: Boigu Iceland , is the largest island of the Talbot Islands and the fifth largest in the archipelago of the Torres Strait Islands , which the Australian state of Queensland are.
Administratively, Boigu is one of the Top Western Islands , an island region in Torres Shire County .
The approximately 90 km² large and flat island is 6 km off the south coast of Papua New Guinea at the level of the mouth of the Mai Kussa . It is considered to be the northernmost inhabited island in Australia.
In the north of the island there is the only settlement (of the same name) as well as a runway that is about 800 meters long and suitable for smaller aircraft . The settlement of Boigu is the northernmost inhabited place in Australia.
Boigu has a population of 283 (2006 census), down from 270 in 2001.