Moa Island

Moa Island, also called Banks Island, is an of the archipelago that is located 40 kilometres north of Thursday Island in the Banks Channel of , , Australia.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: Banks Island”, “Moa Island, Queensland”, and “Moa Island, Queensland, Australia

Moa Island

Latitude
-10.18871° or 10° 11′ 19″ south
Longitude
142.26542° or 142° 15′ 56″ east
Population
432
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
5RX4R768+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27771319
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2206435
Wiki­data ID
Q371666
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Moa Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Moa Island
  • Dutch: Moa Island
  • Egyptian Arabic: موا ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: موا
  • French: île Moa
  • French: Île Moa
  • Georgian: მოა
  • German: Moa Island
  • Hungarian: Moa-sziget
  • Italian: Moa Island
  • Russian: Моа
  • Swedish: Moa Island
  • Turkish: Moa Adası
  • Turkish: Moa Island
  • Ukrainian: Моа

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