Tobin Island

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Tobin Island
Landsat image of the Kulbi Islands: Tobin is the middle of the three islands.
Landsat image of the Kulbi Islands :
Tobin is the middle of the three islands.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Kulbi Islands
Geographical location 10 ° 6 ′ 19 ″  S , 142 ° 20 ′ 41 ″  E Coordinates: 10 ° 6 ′ 19 ″  S , 142 ° 20 ′ 41 ″  E
length 180 m
width 170 m
surface 4.6 ha
Residents uninhabited
Map of the Torres Strait Islands
Map of the Torres Strait Islands

Tobin Island is a small, uninhabited island on the Torres Strait in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Moa Island . With the island of Portlock just under 1.5 kilometers southeast, it belongs to the group of the Kulbi Islands .

The flat, almost vegetation-free island is surrounded by a dense fringing reef. Politically, it belongs to the Australian state of Queensland .