Bristow Island

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Bristow Island
(Bobo)
Landsat image of Bristow Island
Landsat image of Bristow Island
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Torres Strait Islands
Geographical location 9 ° 7 '24 "  S , 143 ° 14' 27"  O Coordinates: 9 ° 7 '24 "  S , 143 ° 14' 27"  O
Bristow Island (Papua New Guinea)
Bristow Island
length 8.1 km
width 5.1 km
surface 33.18 km²
Highest elevation 20  m
Residents uninhabited
Map of the Torres Strait Islands
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 .

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