Tetley Islands
Tetley Islands | |
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Landsat image of the South Ledge reef. The Tetley Islands can be seen in the lower center of the image as lighter dots. |
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Waters | Pacific Ocean |
archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
Geographical location | 10 ° 44 ′ S , 142 ° 44 ′ E |
Number of islands | 2 |
Main island | Tetley Island |
Total land area | 0.02 km² |
Residents | uninhabited |
Location of the Torres Strait Islands |
The Tetley Islands ( English Tetley Islets ) are an Australian island group in the southeast of the archipelago of the Torres Strait Islands . They are located about 12.5 km east of York Island on the reef rim of the South Ledge reef, which is over 48 km² in size .
The uninhabited group consists of two very small islands:
island | location | Area km² |
Geographic coordinates |
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Tetley Island | southeast | 0.012 | 10 ° 44 ′ S , 142 ° 44 ′ E |
(unnamed) | Northwest | 0.010 | 10 ° 44 ′ S , 142 ° 44 ′ E |
Administratively, the Tetley Islands are part of the Central Islands , an island region in the Torres Shire administrative district of Queensland .