Native name: Muri or Mori | |
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Geography | |
Location | Adolphus Channel, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia |
Coordinates | 10°38′13″S 142°39′07″E / 10.637°S 142.652°E |
Archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
Adjacent to | Torres Strait |
Total islands | 1 |
Area | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
Length | 4.4 km (2.73 mi) |
Width | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
Highest elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Adolphus |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Queensland |
Local government area | Shire of Torres |
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.