Boigu Island
- Local Government Area
- Torres Strait Island
- Postcode
- 4875
- Population
- 199
- Area
- 71.41 km²
- Coordinates
- -9.2655, 142.2164
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Boigu Island
Boigu Island (also known as Malu Kiyay or Malu Kiwai) is the most northerly inhabited island of Queensland and of Australia. It is part of the Top Western group of the Torres Strait Islands, which lie in the Torres Strait separating Cape York Peninsula from the island of New Guinea. The mainland of Papua New Guinea is only 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from Boigu.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Dauan Island 39 km
- Saibai Island 54 km
- Torres Strait 73 km
- Mabuiag Island 76 km
- Iama Island 93 km
- Badu Island 94 km