Poll Island (Poll Islet)
Poll Islet, (also known as Guijar or Poll Island), is an Australian island in the center of the Torres Strait Islands. It lies in the southern part of The Three Sisters island group and is located 5.2 km south off Sue Island, the middle and only inhabited island in The Three Sisters. It is within the Guijar Islet locality in the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.
Poll Islet has a surface area of about 11 hectares, and is enclosed by a 5 km² oval-shaped coral reef known as the Poll Islet Reef.
* List of Torres Strait Islands
Poll Islet has a surface area of about 11 hectares, and is enclosed by a 5 km² oval-shaped coral reef known as the Poll Islet Reef.
* List of Torres Strait Islands
Map - Poll Island (Poll Islet)
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