3-757: The Adolphus Channel is a channel located in the Torres Strait , situated northeast of Cape York , in Queensland , Australia. The channel runs north of the Albany Island , one of the islands of the Manar group of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, and to the south of Mount Adolphus Island . It is about 7 km (4.3 mi) across at its narrowest point, mostly less than about 20 m (66 ft) in depth and opens towards
6-671: The eastern ( Coral Sea ) coast of Australia to the Gulf of Carpentaria , Arafura Sea and regions further west. On the night of 28 February 1890, the Royal Mail Ship RMS Quetta struck a rock and sank in Adolphus Channel, sending 134 of her passengers to their deaths. Adjacent to the channel are a group of islands, part of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago , comprising: Ida Island
9-619: The west (into the Torres Strait) and towards the east (into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon). Submarine dunes ( sand waves ) up to 5 m (16 ft)tall migrate along the Adolphus Channel seabed, posing a potential risk to safe navigation. Much of the area has dual naming with traditional names from the Torres Strait Islander people. Adolphus Channel is a major shipping route for traffic passing from
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