Bourke Island (Torres Strait)

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Bourke Island
Landsat image of Bourke Island
Landsat image of Bourke Island
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Bourke Islands
Geographical location 9 ° 53 '23 "  S , 143 ° 29' 29"  E Coordinates: 9 ° 53 '23 "  S , 143 ° 29' 29"  E
length 600 m
width 300 m
surface 12 ha
Highest elevation m
Residents uninhabited
Location of the Torres Strait Islands
Location of the Torres Strait Islands

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 .

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