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    Yam Island

    9°54′S 142°47′E

    Yam Island, called Yama or Iama in the Kulkalgau Ya language or Turtle-backed Island in English, is an island of the Bourke Isles group of the Torres Strait Islands, located in the Tancred Passage of the Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia. 77 sq mi).

    9°54′S 142°47′E

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    Yam Island, called Yama or Iama in the Kulkalgau Ya language or Turtle-backed Island in English, is an island of the Bourke Isles group of the Torres Strait Islands, located in the Tancred Passage of the Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia. The island is situated approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Thursday Island and measures about 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi). The island is an official locality known as Iama Island within the local government area of Torres Strait Island Region. The town, also called Yam Island, is located on the north-west coast of the island. In the 2021 census, Iama Island had a population of 275 people. Its indigenous language is Kulkalgau Ya, a dialect of the Western-Central Torres Strait language, Kalaw Lagaw Ya.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Bourke Isles

    • Aureed Island

      0.6 km²▲ 6 m

      Major islands

    • Aukane Islet

      0.27 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Mimi Islet

      0.15 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Layoak Island

      0.13 km²▲ 17 m

      Minor islands

    • Bourke Island

      0.12 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Torres Strait Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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