Sue Island is a town in the locality of Warraber Islet in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]
Sue Island is a town in the locality of Warraber Islet in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]
The town is on the north-western part of Warraber Islet. [2]
The Torres Strait Islands are an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait, a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. They span an area of 48,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi), but their total land area is 566 km2 (219 sq mi).
Lip-Air Pty Ltd, operating as Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS), was an airline based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Its main base was Cairns Airport, with its operating hub at Horn Island Airport.
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.
Sue Islet, also known as Warraber, is the middle islet of The Three Sisters, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands and is within the locality of Warraber Islet in the Torres Strait Island Region.
The Three Sisters are three islands in the Vigilant Channel of the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The islands are, from north to south, Bet Islet, Sue Islet and Poll Islet. The islands are within the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.
Coconut Island, Poruma Island, or Puruma in the local language, is an island in the Great North East Channel near Cumberland Passage, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. One of the Torres Strait Islands, Coconut Island is 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Thursday Island. Administratively, Coconut Island is a town and Poruma Island is the locality within the Shire of Torres.
The Bourke Isles are a group of islands and islets in the archipelago known as the Torres Strait Islands, located west of the Cumberland Passage in the Torres Strait, and are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. The isles are situated approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Thursday Island and 54 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Darnley Island.
The Duncan Islands are a group of islands in the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, northwest of the Bramble Channel of Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia. The islands are situated north of Thursday Island and approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Badu Island. The Duncan Islands are located within the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.
The Belle Vue Islands are a group of islands within the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia.
Warraber Island Airport is an airport in Sue Islet, Queensland, Australia. It was named Nelson Airport and officially opened on 26 November 1977.
The Torres Strait Island Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering part of the Torres Strait Islands. It was created in March 2008 out of 15 autonomous Island Councils during a period of statewide local government reform. It has offices in each of its 15 communities, and satellite services in Thursday Island and in Cairns.
The Torres Strait Regional Authority is an Australian Government body established in 1994 to administer the Torres Strait Islands. It consists of 20 elected representatives. The primary function of the authority is to strengthen the economic, social and cultural development of the peoples of the Torres Strait area.
Poll Islet,, is an Australian island in the center of the Torres Strait Islands. It lies in the southern part of The Three Sisters island group and is located 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) south off Sue Island, the middle and only inhabited island in The Three Sisters. It is within the Guijar Islet locality in the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.
Burrar Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality consists of a single island, Bet Islet, also known as Burrar Islet. In the 2021 census, Burrar Islet had "no people or a very low population".
Dowar Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. It consists of a single island, Daua Island which is one of the Murray Islands group in the Torres Strait. In the 2021 census, Dowar Islet had "no people or a very low population".
Guijar Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. It consists solely of Poll Island. In the 2021 census, Guijar Islet had "no people or a very low population".
Waua Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. It consists of a single island, also called Waua Islet, one of the Murray Islands. In the 2021 census, Waua Islet had "no people or a very low population".
Warraber Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. It consists of a single island, Sue Islet, the middle island of The Three Sisters. The only town is Sue Island on the north-west part of the island. In the 2021 census, Warraber Islet had a population of 287 people.
Torres Strait Air is an Australian airline based on Horn Island, Queensland, Australia, offering scheduled passenger and charter services between to the Torres Strait Islands and Cape York Peninsula islands. It also provides charter services between the region and Papua New Guinea.