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    Dowar Islet

    Dowar Island, Dauar

    9°57′S 144°02′E

    Dowar Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. It consists of a single island, Daua Island (also known as Dowar Island) which is one of the Murray Islands group in the Torres Strait.

    9°57′S 144°02′E

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    Dowar Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. It consists of a single island, Daua Island (also known as Dowar Island) which is one of the Murray Islands group in the Torres Strait. There are a few buildings on the island, but it is not developed. The island was declared a locality on 2 July 2010 and its postcode is 4875. In both the 2016 census and 2021 census, it had "no people or a very low population".

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Murray Islands

    • Murray Island

      4.1 km²▲ 176 m

      Major islands

    • Waua Islet

      0.2 km²▲ 38 m

      Minor islands

    • Daua Island

      —▲ 61 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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