Yam Island

It is one of the central islands in the Torres Strait,


... and those islands are all smaller than the ones in the northern, western and southern group.


Belonging to the group of Bourke Isles, its surface is only two square kilometres.

The Beach

Unlike other central ones, it is not a real coral cay, meaning the beach is not quite all the way around like it is on Poruma, Warraber and Yorke islands.



On Yam, there are volcanic, rocky parts, there is quite a bit of rock on this island.



There is a beautiful beach on the western side,



... in front of the community's streets,



... with the pier and the barge ramp.

The Streets of Yam Island

Behind the beach are the small streets,



... with beautiful island style buildings,



... and two churches.



And like on the other central islands, the narrow streets are really cute.

The Sunset of Yam Island

The western beach of course means that the sun sets over the water,



... and it is a beautiful time of the day at the pier,



... and the beachfront.



On the northern side of the pier is a smaller beach and a mangrove creek,



... where the front row of the homes got badly flooded in the January 2018 king tide.

All the information about how to get to each island, any permits and where to stay, is in the Destination Guide.

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