Waua Islet, Queensland

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Waua Islet
Queensland
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Waua Islet
Coordinates 9°56′55″S144°02′11″E / 9.9486°S 144.0363°E / -9.9486; 144.0363 Coordinates: 9°56′55″S144°02′11″E / 9.9486°S 144.0363°E / -9.9486; 144.0363
Postcode(s) 4875
Area0.1 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal Division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Waua Islet:
Dowar Islet Mer Island Coral Sea
Coral Sea Waua Islet Coral Sea
Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea

Waua Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. [1] It consists of a single island, also called Waua Islet (also known as Wyer Island and Waier Island), one of the Murray Islands. [2] [3]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

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 is administered from, but has no control over, Thursday Island.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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References

  1. ↑ "Waua Islet - locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Murray Islands - island group in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 23613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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