Turtle-backed Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Iama”, “Iama Island”, “Iama Island, Queensland”, “Iama Island, Queensland, Australia”, “Turtle Back Island”, “Turtle Backed Island”, “Yam Island”, “Yam Island, Queensland”, and “Yama”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yam Island Airport.
Turtle-backed Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.90098° or 9° 54′ 4″ southLongitude
142.77429° or 142° 46′ 27″ eastPopulation
275Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)IATA airport code
XMYUnited Nations Location Code
AU XMYOpen location code
6R243QXF+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 160689198OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Turtle-backed Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Turtle-backed Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yam Island”
- Dutch: “Yam Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “يام ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “يام”
- French: “île Yam”
- French: “Île Yam”
- German: “Yam Island”
- Swedish: “Yam Island”
- Turkish: “Yam Adası”
- Turkish: “Yam Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Iama Island and Burrar Islet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iama Indigenous Knowledge Centre and Cap Islet.
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