Mer Island
Mer Island is a locality and island in Murray Island Group of the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mer Island had a population of 406 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Mer”, “Mer (Murray) Island”, “Mer Island, Queensland”, “Murray Island”, and “Murray Island, Queensland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Murray Island Airport.
Murray Island Airport
Aerodrome
Murray Island Airport is an airport on Murray Island, in Queensland, Australia.
Mer Island
- Categories: locality, coastline, and landform
- Location: Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.91697° or 9° 55′ 1″ southLongitude
144.05155° or 144° 3′ 6″ eastPopulation
440Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
6R2633M2+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 160717875OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Mer Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Mer Island” goes by many names.
- French: “Île de Mer”
- French: “Mer Island”
- French: “Murray Island”
- Galician: “Illa de Mer”
- Galician: “Illa de Murray”
- Spanish: “Isla de Mer”
- Turkish: “Mer Adası, Queensland”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Mer Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mer Island and Waua Islet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galem Paser and Mer Council Offices.
Queensland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Cairns.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mer Island”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.