Mount Adolphus Island
Native name:
Muri or Mori
A satelitte image of Mount Adolphus Island
A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Mount Adolphus Island in the southeast waters of Torres Strait
Geography
LocationAdolphus Channel, Cape York Peninsula, Northern Australia
Coordinates10°38′13″S 142°39′07″E / 10.637°S 142.652°E / -10.637; 142.652
ArchipelagoTorres Strait Islands
Adjacent toTorres Strait
Total islands1
Area6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Length4.4 km (2.73 mi)
Width2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Highest elevation150 m (490 ft)
Highest pointMount Adolphus
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland
Local government areaShire of Torres

Mount Adolphus Island, also called Muri or Mori in the native language, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago that is located at the very tip of Cape York Peninsula on the northern side of the Adolphus Channel, across from Albany Island and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bamaga in the far north region of Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Mount Adolphus Island is 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) long, and 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) wide at its widest point. It measures 6.74 square kilometres (2.60 sq mi) in area. It is located 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) from the Australian mainland. The island's highest elevation is the flat-topped Mount Adolphus (10°37′56″S 142°39′32″E / 10.6323°S 142.6589°E / -10.6323; 142.6589 (Mount Adolphus)) at the height of 178 metres (584 ft) above mean sea level. [1]

Coastal features on Mount Adolphus Island include (clockwise from north):

History

Djagaraga (also known as Yadhaigana, Dyagaraga and Yagulleone) is of the languages from the tip of Cape York. The language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council. Traditionally the language was spoken on Eastern Cape York particularly the localities of Albany Island and Mount Adolphus Island.[15]

Shipwrecks

  • Aliquis, a ship captained by Gill and sailed from Port Jackson to Calcutta, was lost near Mount Adolphus Island, Torres Strait, in May 1839. There were no deaths. The crew were picked up by the ship Argyle, also bound Sydney to India.
  • RMS Quetta, a steel steamship of 3,481 long tons (3,537 t) that was built at Dumbarton, Scotland in 1881. Owned by the British, India Steam Navigation Company and captained by Alfred Sanders, the ship was bound from Brisbane to London on 6 February 1890. It foundered when she struck a needle of uncharted coral in Mount Adolphus Channel, on 28 February 1890. 133 lives were lost and there were 158 survivors. A submerged rock had ripped through six water-tight compartments of the hull, from the bows to the engine room. Stokers were killed instantly as water rushed onto the boilers causing them to explode. Lower-deck portholes burst under the water pressure and the sea flooded in swamping passengers asleep in their bunks. For half a minute the ship hung at a 45-degree angle, then she slid slowly beneath the surface. Within less than five minutes of striking the rock she was gone.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marine islands - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lacey Island – island (entry 18712)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Little Adolphus Island – island (entry 19498)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Salter Island – island (entry 29496)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nicklin Islet – island (entry 24217)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "North East Bluff – mountain in Torres Shire (entry 44498)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Morilug Islet – island (entry 22829)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Akone Islet – island (entry 194)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Pinnacle Peak – mountain in Torres Shire (entry 44497)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Cambridge Point – mountain in Torres Shire (entry 5819)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Dickey Point – mountain in Torres Shire (entry 44496)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  15. ↑ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  16. ↑ Hofer, Hubert (2004). The wreck of the SS Quetta. Atherton, Qld: H. Hofer.
  17. ↑ Randall, Brian (4 July 2018). "Queensland Places - Mount Adolphus Island - Mori - the Quetta Disaster". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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