Kabikane Island

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Kabikane Island
Landsat image of Kabikane Island
Landsat image of Kabikane Island
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Bourke Islands
Geographical location 9 ° 49 '15 "  S , 143 ° 24' 31"  E Coordinates: 9 ° 49 '15 "  S , 143 ° 24' 31"  E
length 600 m
width 260 m
surface 9 ha
Highest elevation m
Residents uninhabited

Kabikane Island , also known as Kabikane Islet , is a small, sparsely vegetated coral island in the northeast of the Torres Strait Archipelago . The uninhabited island is 600 meters long, 260 meters wide and is located in the northwest of a circular reef platform .

The island is the northernmost of the Bourke Islands . It is 5 km north of Aukane Island and 7.5 km south of Yorke Island .

See also