Farewell Islands

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Farewell Islands
Landsat image of the group (center, left)
Landsat image of the group (center, left)
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Torres Strait Islands
Geographical location 10 ° 3 ′  S , 142 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 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
Location of the Torres Strait Islands
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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
Farewell Island north 0.026 ! 642.0663895489.957986510 ° 03 ′  S , 142 ° 04 ′  E
(unnamed) east 0.017 ! 642.0699395489.955419510 ° 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 .

See also