Tetley Islands

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Tetley Islands
Landsat image of the South Ledge Reef.  The Tetley Islands can be seen in the lower center of the image as lighter dots.
Landsat image of the South Ledge reef.
The Tetley Islands can be seen in the lower center of the image as lighter dots.
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Torres Strait Islands
Geographical location 10 ° 44 ′  S , 142 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 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
Location of the Torres Strait Islands
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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
Tetley Island southeast 0.012 ! 642.7319445489.272500510 ° 44 ′  S , 142 ° 44 ′  E
(unnamed) Northwest 0.010 ! 642.7280565489.274167510 ° 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 .

See also