Bristow Island
Bristow Island (Bobo) |
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Landsat image of Bristow Island | ||
Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
Archipelago | Torres Strait Islands | |
Geographical location | 9 ° 7 '24 " S , 143 ° 14' 27" O | |
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length | 8.1 km | |
width | 5.1 km | |
surface | 33.18 km² | |
Highest elevation | 20 m | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
Map of the Torres Strait Islands |
Bristow Island is an uninhabited island near the south coast of Papua New Guinea at the mouth of the Fly River . It is one of the northernmost Torres Strait Islands .
The island is about 1.5 km south of Daru Island , on which Daru , the provincial capital of the Western Province , is located. The residents of Daru call Bristow Island Bobo .
Bristow Island is flat and densely overgrown with mangroves .