Which islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent?

gtho4

The island of Bramble Cay, off the coast of Papau New Guinea. The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating AU$ 1 billion per year. The Great Barrier Reef is a distinct feature of the East Australian Cordillera division. It includes the smaller Murray Islands. It reaches from Torres Strait (between Bramble Cay, its northernmost island, and the south coast of Papua New Guinea) in the north to the unnamed passage between Lady Elliot Island (its southernmost island) and Fraser Island in the south. Lady Elliot Island is located 1,915 km (1,190 mi) southeast of Bramble Cay as the crow flies. http://www.crystalinks.com/greatbarriereef.html The Arafura Sea is linked to the Coral Sea by Torres Strait. The Great Barrier Reef forms the eastern edge of the strait. The Great Barrier Reef is about 2300 km long along the continental shelf between Australia's most northerly land, Bramble Cay, in the northeastern corner of Torres Strait, to as far south as Lady Elliot Island. http://austhrutime.com/strand_dunes.htm Apr 19 12, 11:05 PM

mctavish99

Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ampat_Islands "Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau. The islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent." Apr 19 12, 11:46 PM