Yam Island
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Yam Island, called Yama or Iama in the Kulkalgau Ya language or Turtle-backed Island in English, is an island of the Bourke Isles group of the Torres Strait Islands, located in the Tancred Passage of the Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia.[3] The island is situated approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Thursday Island and measures about 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi).[4] The island is an official locality known as Iama Island within the local government area of Torres Strait Island Region.[5] The town, also called Yam Island, is located on the north-west coast of the island.[6] In the 2021 census, Iama Island had a population of 275 people.[7]
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Native name: Yama; Iama Nickname: Turtle-backed Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Tancred Passage, Northern Australia |
Coordinates | 9.9014°S 142.7750°E / -9.9014; 142.7750 (Yam Island (centre of island)) |
Archipelago | Bourke Isles group, Torres Strait Islands |
Adjacent to | Torres Strait |
Total islands | 1 |
Area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Queensland |
Local government area | Torres Strait Island Region |
Demographics | |
Ethnic groups | Torres Strait Islanders |
Yam Island Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 9.9011°S 142.7741°E / -9.9011; 142.7741 (Yam Island (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 275 (SAL 2021)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4875 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Torres Strait Island Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Its indigenous language is Kulkalgau Ya, a dialect of the Western-Central Torres Strait language, Kalaw Lagaw Ya.