Iama (Yam Island)


Situated around one hundred kilometres northeast of Thursday Island and 845 kilometres north-northwest of Cairns in the Torres Strait Region's Central Islands, Iama (a.k.a. Yam Island or Turtle-backed Island; Kulkalgau Ya: Yama) is one of the Bourke Isles, located in the Tancred Passage,

The vegetated granite island fringed with coral sand flats is approximately 2.2 kilometres long and 1.5 kilometres wide, with a township located at the island's north-western end.

Missing links:
Tancred Passage

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