Dauan Island
Dauan Island is an island in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia; it is also known as Cornwallis Island. Dauan Island is also a town and locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.Dauan Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Bauan”, “Cornwallis Island”, “Danan Island”, and “Tauan Island”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-9.42322° or 9° 25′ 24″ south
Longitude
142.53956° or 142° 32′ 22″ east
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
IATA airport code
DAJ
United Nations Location Code
AU DAJ
Open location code
6R24HGGQ+PR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
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