Native name: Maizab Kaur | |
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 A map of the Torres Strait Islands in the waters of Torres Strait; Bramble Cay labeled in red in upper right | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Torres Strait/Coral Sea |
| Coordinates | 9°08′31″S 143°52′30″E / 9.142°S 143.875°E9°8'23"S, 143°52'54"E |
| Archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
| Major islands | Bramble Cay, Black Rocks |
| Area | 0.0362 km2 (0.0140 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 0.251 km (0.156 mi) |
| Width | 0.104 km (0.0646 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
| Shire | Shire of Torres |
| Island Region | Eastern Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Torres Strait Islanders |
| Additional information | |
| Northernmost point of Australia Green turtle breeding place | |
Bramble Cay, also known as Maizab Kaur (also spelt Maizub Kaur) and Massaramcoer, is a small cay located at the northeastern edge of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands of Queensland and at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef.[2] Lying around 50 km (31 mi) north of Erub Island in the Gulf of Papua, it is the northernmost point of land of Australia and marks the end of the Great Barrier Reef.
It is of interest for its geomorphology, human history and flora and fauna. It is an important nesting site for green turtles and several species of seabird, and is notably the site of the first extinction of a mammal species due to anthropogenic climate change, the Bramble Cay melomys. There is an automated lighthouse on the island.
- ^ Area as of 1995
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Southern Queensland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.