Wyer Island
| Wyer Island (Waier) |
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.png) Wyer Island center, bottom right. |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Murray Islands | |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 57 '22 " S , 144 ° 2' 52" E | |
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| length | 600 m | |
| width | 200 m | |
| surface | 22 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 38 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Wyer Island , also called Wyer Islet , Waier by the locals , is an Australian island in the east of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago . It belongs to the group of Murray Islands and is located 2 kilometers south of their main island Murray Island ( Mer ).
The uninhabited Wyer Island is of volcanic origin. The distinctive island shape is reminiscent of a horseshoe . Wyer rises about 38 meters from the 2 km² large coral reef , which it shares with Dowar Island , 500 m northwest .
Administratively, the island is part of the Eastern Islands , the easternmost island region in the Torres Shire administrative district of Queensland .