Stephens Island (Torres Strait)

Stephens Iceland, called by the natives Ugar, is a small island in the northeast of the Torres Strait Islands. It is located about 185 km north-east of Iceland Thursday, the " main island " in the Torres Strait.

The almost circular, flat vegetated island is of volcanic origin. The highest elevation of 37 hectares measured island is only 15 meters above sea level. Stephens Iceland is surrounded by a 11 km long ( east to west ) and up to 2.9 km wide and 28 km ² large, shallow coral reef, making it difficult to access by boat. On the same Riffplatform round is 1,400 meters west-southwest of Stephens Iceland, a small island with no vegetation, with an estimated area of ​​less than 1000 square meters.

Is found on the north east coast of a small boat dock, in the center of the island, a helicopter landing pad. Stephens Iceland has a decreasing population. For Census 2001, there were still 100 people, five years later, only 76

Administratively Stephens Iceland belongs to the Eastern Islands, the easternmost island region in the municipality of Torres Shire of Queensland (Australia). The region also includes the approximately 70 km south-east situated Murray Iceland and the 25- km to the east Darnley Iceland. Stephens Iceland, like the neighboring Darnley Iceland and the east and north of it uninhabited islands in possession of the tribe of Meuran, one of the strains of Murray Iceland.