Mount Adolphus Island

Mount Adolphus Island
Native name:
Muri or Mori
A satelitte image of Mount Adolphus Island
A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Mount Adolphus Island in the southeast waters of Torres Strait
Geography
LocationAdolphus Channel, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia
Coordinates10°38′13″S 142°39′07″E / 10.637°S 142.652°E / -10.637; 142.652
ArchipelagoTorres Strait Islands
Adjacent toTorres Strait
Total islands1
Area6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Length4.4 km (2.73 mi)
Width2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Highest elevation150 m (490 ft)
Highest pointMount Adolphus
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland
Local government areaShire 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.