Booby Island (Queensland)

For other uses, see Booby Island.

An aerial view of Booby Island from the south.

Booby Island is located 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Muttee Heads at the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. This island is in the Torres Strait, 32 km (20 mi) west of Thursday Island and 23 km (14 mi) west of Prince of Wales Island. Booby Island is also known as Ngiangu by the Kaurareg people of the western Torres Strait, its traditional owners, named for the giant Ngiangu who was forced from a neighbouring island [1] It has been called Booby Island by a number of European explorers, including Captain Cook, for the presence of the booby birds.

  1. ^ Lawrie, M (1970). Myths and legends of Torres Strait. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press.