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 km northeast of Bamaga in the far north region of Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Mount Adolphus Island is 4.4 km long, and 2.1 km wide at its widest point. It measures 6.74 km2 in area. It is located 10.1 km from the Australian mainland. The island's highest elevation is the flat-topped Mount Adolphus (-10.6323°N, 142.6589°W) at the height of 178 m above mean sea level. 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.

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