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Saibai Island is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the Torres Strait of Queensland, Australia. The island is situated north of the Australian mainland and south of the island of New Guinea. Most of the island is held under native title, apart from some government infrastructure and historic buildings. ==Geography== The island was formed by alluvial deposits from Papua New Guinean rivers. Saibai Island is a fairly large low-lying island located south of the Papua New Guinea mainland. Close to the north of Saibai is the uninhabited Kauamag Island, separated from Saibai by a channel that is long, between wide, and nearly blocked at its east end. The island is about in length by in wdith,〔 and is flat, predominantly mangrove swamplands, with the highest point being above mean sea level, and prone to flooding during the wet season, which coincides with king tides. A bitumen airstrip allows year-round access. The main village of Saibai, in the northwest, has a population of 171. The second village, Churum (''White Sand'' ), in the southwest, numbers 128. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saibai Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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