Prince of Wales Island (Queensland)
Native name: Muralag | |
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Prince of Wales Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Australia |
| Coordinates | 10°40′55″S 142°11′19″E / 10.68194°S 142.18861°E |
| Archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
| Adjacent to | Torres Strait, between Coral Sea & Arafura Sea |
| Area | 204.6 km2 (79.0 sq mi) |
| Length | 19.5 km (12.12 mi) |
| Width | 18.6 km (11.56 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Scott |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
| Shire | Shire of Torres |
| Island Region | Inner Islands |
| Largest settlement | Muralug (pop. 109) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 109 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Torres Strait Islanders |
| Additional information | |
| Largest of the Torres Strait Islands | |
| Prince Of Wales Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 10°40′55″S 142°12′30″E / 10.68194°S 142.20833°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4875 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 512.1 km2 (197.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Torres | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
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The Prince of Wales Island, or Muralag, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait of Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia. The island is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Muttee Heads which is adjacent to Bamaga and south of Thursday Island. It is within the locality of Prince Of Wales within the Shire of Torres. In the 2021 census, Prince Of Wales had a population of 62 people.
Most of the land has been returned to the Kaurareg people, who are the traditional residents on the island.