Dauan is a small island west of Saibai and close to the Papua New Guinea border.
Mount Cornwallis is the highest peak in the Strait, rising to nearly 300 metres. This is also the State’s most northerly granite peak and is actually part of the Great Dividing Range.
The soil is relatively fertile and supports local family gardens. It is noted for its cool, freshwater permanent springs and the surrounding waters yield abundant fish.
Dauan is serviced by:
Boigu Island is the most northerly inhabited island of Queensland and Australia.
It is part of the top-western group of the Torres Strait Islands. The mainland of Papua New Guinea is only 6km away from Boigu. Boigu is low-lying and has an area of 89.6km² and is approximately 18km long.
It was formed by the accumulation of alluvial sediments deposited by the discharge of nearby New Guinean rivers into the Strait.
These sediments built up over time on an old coral platform which rises from the shallow continental shelf, eventually creating the island.
Saibai is a large, low-lying island only 4 km from the Papua New Guinea mainland.
Close north is uninhabited Kauamag Island, separated from Saibai by a channel that is 7km long, between 180 and 650 meters wide and almost blocked at the east end.
The Island is flat and predominantly a mangrove island, with the highest point being 1.7m and prone to flooding during the wet season, which coincides with king tides.
A bitumen airstrip allows year-round access. The Island is about 20km by 15km, but only a small proportion is inhabited.
Hammond Island is a 15 minute ferry ride from Thursday Island and is a hilly island, with mounds of basaltic rocks.
A reserve was established here in 1881 and Parry-Okeden and Roth were appointed trustees of the reserve in February 1900.
Hammond is also known as Keriri by the traditional people of the Kaurareg and belongs to the Thursday Island Group. Members of the Kaurareg people were forcibly removed to the village of Poid on Moa Island in 1921 and 1922.
Mabuiag (formerly known as Jervis Island or traditionally known as Gumu), is an island in the Bellevue Islands, 100km north of Thursday Island. It lies in the Napoleon Passage and Arnolds Passage of Torres Strait.
The people of Mabuiag Island are one of the Melanesian Torres Strait Islander populations. Mabuiag is partly covered with mounds of basaltic rocks, lightly vegetated and mostly well-watered.
Like the larger Moa and Badu Islands to the south, Mabuiag is part of the old, submerged land bridge that ran from Cape York to Papua New Guinea.
St Pauls (or Wug) Community is located on the northern end of Mua Island.
Mua Island is the second largest island in the Torres Strait. Similar to surrounding islands, Mua is characterised by mounds of rock and is lightly vegetated and well-watered.
St Pauls is accessible by boat or plane via the Kubin airstrip - approximately 20 minutes drive south from the community.
Kubin Community is one of two communities on Mua Island. It is located on the south side of the Island, close to the island’s only airstrip.
Mua Island is the second largest island in the Torres Strait. Similar to surrounding islands, Moa is characterised by mounds of rock and is lightly vegetated and well-watered.
Aka as (Mulgrave Island) is an island 60km north of Thursday Island in the Torres Strait.
Poruma Island (in local language) is otherwise known as Coconut Island and is located 130km north east of Thursday Island.
Poruma Island is a coral cay island in the Central Island Cluster Group.
Warraber (Sue) Island is the middle island of The Three Sisters, 100km north east of Thursday Island.
Warraber Island boasts an abundance of traditional foods such as wongai and coconuts and is positioned on a beautiful coral cay. Numerous fish, turtles and dugongs enjoy the warm waters and coral reefs surrounding the island.