Farewell Islands
Farewell Islands | |
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Landsat image of the group (center, left) | |
Waters | Pacific Ocean |
archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
Geographical location | 10 ° 3 ′ S , 142 ° 4 ′ E |
Number of islands | 2 |
Main island | Farewell Island |
Total land area | 0.043 km² |
Residents | uninhabited |
Location of the Torres Strait Islands |
The Farewell Islands are an Australian archipelago to the west of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago . They are located about 6 km northwest of Badu Island .
The group consists of two very small, flat rock islands, which are surrounded by a coral reef of around 1.4 km² ; the islands are uninhabited.
Location of the islands:
island | location | Area km² |
Geographic coordinates |
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Farewell Island | north | 0.026 | 10 ° 03 ′ S , 142 ° 04 ′ E |
(unnamed) | east | 0.017 | 10 ° 03 ′ S , 142 ° 04 ′ E |
Administratively, the Farewell Islands belong to the Western Islands , an island region in the Torres Shire administrative district of Queensland .