Poll Island

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Poll Island
(Guijar)
Landsat image of Poll Island
Landsat image of Poll Island
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago The Three Sisters
Geographical location 10 ° 15 '17 "  S , 142 ° 49' 49"  E Coordinates: 10 ° 15 '17 "  S , 142 ° 49' 49"  E
Poll Island (Queensland)
Poll Island
surface 11.4 ha
Highest elevation m
Residents uninhabited
Location of the Torres Strait Islands
Location of the Torres Strait Islands

Poll Island , also known as Guijar or Poll Islet , is an Australian island in the center of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago . It is located in the south of the island group The Three Sisters and is 4.9 km from Sue Island , the only inhabited island of the "Three Sisters".

Poll Island with a land area of ​​about 11  hectares is bordered by a 5 km² oval coral reef ( Poll Islet Reef ).

Administratively, Poll Island is one of the Central Islands , an island region in the Torres Shire administrative district of Queensland .

See also