Bourke Isles

Bourke Isles
	A Landsat image of Yam Island, one of the Bourke Isles
	A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Yam Island as Iama in central waters of the Torres Strait
Etymology	Richard Bourke
Geography
Location	Cumberland Passage, Northern Australia
Coordinates	9°54′00″S 143°23′41″E / 9.8999°S 143.3947°E
Archipelago	Torres Strait Islands
Adjacent to	Torres Strait
Total islands	7
Major islands	Yam Island
Administration
	Australia
State	Queensland
Local government area	Torres Strait Island Region
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Torres Strait Islanders

The Bourke Isles are a group of islands in the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located west of the Cumberland Passage in the Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia.^[1] The isles are situated approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Thursday Island and 54 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Darnley Island.^[2] The Bourke Isles are located within the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.

The islands were named in 1836 by Charles Lewis, the Commander of colonial schooner Isabella, in honour of Richard Bourke, at the time, the Governor of New South Wales.^[1]

The Bourke Isles includes:

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bourke Isles (entry 4080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Map of Bourke Isles, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ "Iama (Yam Island)". Torres Strait Island Region. 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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