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    The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters are three islands in the Vigilant Channel of the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The islands are, from north to south, Bet Islet, Sue Islet and Poll Islet. The islands are within the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.

    Canada Canmore, Alberta. Three Sisters Mountain Peaks. · snow covered mountain under cloudy sky during daytime
    Canada Canmore, Alberta. Three Sisters Mountain Peaks. · snow covered mountain under cloudy sky during daytime

    Photo by Igor Kyryliuk & Tetiana Kravchenko on Unsplash

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    3 landforms

    Overview

    The Three Sisters are three islands in the Vigilant Channel of the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The islands are, from north to south, Bet Islet, Sue Islet and Poll Islet. The islands are within the Torres Strait Island Region local government area. The islands are approximately 100 km (62 mi) north-east of Thursday Island.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2
    • Sue Islet

      Area
      0.79 km²
      High point
      11 m

      Sue Islet (or Sue Island), also known as Warraber, is the middle islet of The Three Sisters, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands and is within the locality of Warraber Islet in the Torres Strait Island Region.

    • Bet Islet

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      14 m

    Islets

    1

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m14 mBet11 mSue8 mPoll
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.11Sue: 0.79 km²SueBet: 0.22 km²BetPoll: 0.1 km²Poll
    km², log scale
    Sue Islet0.79 km²
    Bet Islet0.22 km²
    Poll Island0.1 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs

    • HvX-qGICNMM. Photo by Igor Kyryliuk & Tetiana Kravchenko on Unsplash
    • r5tCLcA2vlc. Photo by Igor Kyryliuk & Tetiana Kravchenko on Unsplash