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Archipelago

    Australia

    10°37′S 142°13′E

    Thursday Islands

    Persistent URL http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148874722
    Persistent URL http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148874722

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    Chart

    17 landforms

    Major islands

    2
    • Prince of Wales Island

      Prince of Wales Island

      Area
      200 km²
      High point
      247 m

      The Prince of Wales Island, or Muralag, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait of Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia.

    • Horn Island

      Horn Island

      Area
      53.6 km²
      High point
      122 m

      Horn Island, or Ngurupai/Narupai in the local language, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago located in the Torres Strait, in Queensland in Northern Australia between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea.

    Minor islands

    7

    Islets

    7
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island22 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.4 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m247 mPrince of Wales154 mHammond122 mHorn112 mFriday105 mThursday104 mGoode99 mEntrance54 mYeta13 mPacke
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Prince of Wales: 200 km²Prince of WalesHorn: 53.6 km²HornHammond: 15.8 km²HammondEntrance: 5.5 km²EntranceFriday: 5.3 km²FridayYeta: 4 km²YetaThursday: 3.5 km²ThursdayGoode: 2.1 km²GoodePacke: 0.7 km²PackeUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Prince of Wales Island200 km²
    Horn Island53.6 km²
    Hammond Island15.8 km²
    Entrance Island5.5 km²
    Friday Island5.3 km²
    Yeta4 km²
    Thursday Island3.5 km²
    Goode Island2.1 km²
    Packe Island0.7 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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