geo.wikisort.org - IslandMount 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.
Island in Queensland, Australia
Mount Adolphus IslandNative name: Muri or Mori |
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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 |
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Location | Adolphus Channel, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia |
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Coordinates | 10°38′13″S 142°39′07″E |
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Archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
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Adjacent to | Torres Strait |
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Total islands | 1 |
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Area | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
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Length | 4.4 km (2.73 mi) |
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Width | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
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Highest elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
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Highest point | Mount Adolphus |
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Australia |
State | Queensland |
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Local government area | Shire of Torres |
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Geography
Mount Adolphus Island is 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) long, and 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) wide at its widest point. It measures 6.74 square kilometres (2.60 sq mi) in area. It is located 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) from the Australian mainland. The island's highest elevation is the flat-topped Mount Adolphus at the height of 150 metres (490 ft) above mean sea level. Blackwood Bay indents the west shore of the island.
History
Djagaraga (also known as Yadhaigana, Dyagaraga and Yagulleone) is of the languages from the tip of Cape York. The language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council. Traditionally the language was spoken on Eastern Cape York particularly the localities of Albany Island and Mount Adolphus Island.[1]
Shipwrecks
- Aliquis, a ship captained by Gill and sailed from Port Jackson to Calcutta, was lost near Mount Adolphus Island, Torres Strait, in May 1839. There were no deaths. The crew were picked up by the ship Argyle, also bound Sydney to India.
- RMS Quetta, a steel steamship of 3,481 long tons (3,537 t) that was built at Dumbarton, Scotland in 1881. Owned by the British, India Steam Navigation Company and captained by Alfred Sanders, the ship was bound from Brisbane to London. It foundered when she struck a needle of uncharted coral in Mount Adolphus Channel, on 28 February 1890. 133 lives were lost and there were 158 survivors. A submerged rock had ripped through six water-tight compartments of the hull, from the bows to the engine room. Stokers were killed instantly as water rushed onto the boilers causing them to explode. Lower-deck portholes burst under the water pressure and the sea flooded in swamping passengers asleep in their bunks. For half a minute the ship hung at a 45-degree angle, then she slid slowly beneath the surface. Within less than five minutes of striking the rock she was gone.[2]
See also
- Queensland portal
- Islands portal
References
List of Torres Strait topics |
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Torres Strait Islands, islets, and cays | |
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People, culture, communities and languages | Notable Torres Strait Islanders | |
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Culture |
- Indigenous music of Australia
- Mabo (film)
- Taba Naba
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Communities | |
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Languages | |
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Governance and legal matters | Governance | |
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Legal cases and principles |
- Akiba v Commonwealth
- Mabo v Queensland
- Terra nullius
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Buildings and structures | |
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Other |
- Adolphus Channel
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands
- Endeavour Strait
- Alfred Cort Haddon
- Margaret Lawrie
- Sea Swift
- Warul Kawa Indigenous Protected Area
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На других языках
- [en] Mount Adolphus Island
[fr] Île Mount Adolphus
L'île Mont Adolphus, également appelée Muri ou Mori dans la langue locale, est une île de l’archipel des îles du détroit de Torrès, située à la pointe même de la péninsule du cap York sur le côté nord du canal Adolphus, en face de l’île Albany et à environ 40 kilomètres au nord-est de Bamaga dans la région de l’extrême nord du Queensland, en Australie.
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