Total islands 1 Width 2.1 km (1.3 mi) Area 6.74 kmĀ² Adjacent body of water Torres Strait | Adjacent bodies of water Torres Strait Length 4.4 km (2.73 mi) Elevation 150 m | |
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Location Adolphus Channel, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia |
Mount Adolphus Island, also called Muri or Mori in the native language, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago that is located at the very tip of Cape York Peninsula on the northern side of the Adolphus Channel, across from Albany Island and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bamaga in the far north region of Queensland, Australia.
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Map of Mount Adolphus Island, Queensland 4805, Australia
Geography
Mount Adolphus Island is 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) long, and 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) wide at its widest point. It measures 6.74 square kilometres (2.60 sq mi) in area. It is located 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) from the Australian mainland. The island's highest elevation is the flat-topped Mount Adolphus at the height of 150 metres (490 ft) above mean sea level. Blackwood Bay indents the west shore of the island.