Kulbi Islands

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Kulbi Islands
Landsat image of the group
Landsat image of the group
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Torres Strait Islands
Geographical location 10 ° 7 ′  S , 142 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 10 ° 7 ′  S , 142 ° 21 ′  E
Kulbi Islands (Queensland)
Kulbi Islands
Number of islands 3
Main island Portlock Island
Total land area 0.26 km²
Residents uninhabited

The Kulbi Islands (also called Kulbi Islets ) are located on the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea , just a few kilometers northeast of Moa Island .

Table of the islands

The uninhabited archipelago includes:

Island name Alternatively location Area
km²
Geographic coordinates
North Possession Island Iem north 0.13 ! 642.3266675489.916944510 ° 05 ′  S , 142 ° 20 ′  E
Tobin Island Zagarsum center 0.03 ! 642.3447225489.894722510 ° 06 ′  S , 142 ° 21 ′  E
Portlock Island Kulbi south 0.10 ! 642.3563895489.884722510 ° 07 ′  S , 142 ° 21 ′  E

Administratively, the Kulbi Islands belong to the Western Islands , an island region in the Torres Shire administrative district of Queensland .

See also