Gabba Island
Gabba Island, or Gerbar in the native language, is an Australian island situated in the Torres Strait, and north-west of Yam Island. It is part of the Torres Strait Islands, and is uninhabited except for wild pigs.
| Native name: Gerbar | |
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 A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Gabba Island in the northern central waters of Torres Strait | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Australia |
| Coordinates | 9°45′54″S 142°37′39″E |
| Archipelago | Torres Strait Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Torres Strait |
| Administration | |
| State | Queensland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres on 10 September 1606.[1]
The Newton, a 15-long-ton (15 t) ketch, was foundered and shipwrecked off Gabba Island in December 1913.
References
- Hilder, Brett The voyage of Torres, Brisbane, 1980, pp.78,80
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