Badu Island
- Local Government Area
- Torres Strait Island
- Postcode
- 4875
- Population
- 704
- Area
- 102.54 km²
- Coordinates
- -10.1164, 142.1453
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Badu Island
Badu or Badu Island (/ˈbɑːduː/; Kala Lagaw Ya: Badhu, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced [bad̪u]; also Mulgrave Island), is an island in the Torres Strait 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia. Badu Island is also a locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, and Wakaid is the only town, located on the south-east coast. This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Moa Island 15 km
- Mabuiag Island 18 km
- Torres Strait 29 km
- Keriri Island 48 km
- Thursday Island 52 km
- Arafura Sea 55 km