Kulbi Islands
Kulbi Islands | ||
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Landsat image of the group | ||
Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
archipelago | Torres Strait Islands | |
Geographical location | 10 ° 7 ′ S , 142 ° 21 ′ E | |
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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 |
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North Possession Island | Iem | north | 0.13 | 10 ° 05 ′ S , 142 ° 20 ′ E |
Tobin Island | Zagarsum | center | 0.03 | 10 ° 06 ′ S , 142 ° 21 ′ E |
Portlock Island | Kulbi | south | 0.10 | 10 ° 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 .