Bourke Island (Torres Strait)
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Bourke Islands |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 53 '23 " S , 143 ° 29' 29" E |
| length | 600 m |
| width | 300 m |
| surface | 12 ha |
| Highest elevation | 1 m |
| Residents | uninhabited |
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Bourke Island is a small coral island in the center of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago . The flat, uninhabited island is 600 meters long and 300 meters wide. It is located in the northwest of a 3.61 km² reef platform.
The island is named for the group of the Bourke Islands extending west of it , which administratively belong to the Central Islands , an island region in the administrative district of Torres Shire in the Australian state of Queensland .