Explore Ugar Island, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ugar Island, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ugar Island, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Ugar Island and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ugar Island.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Ugar Island |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Torres Strait Island Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -9.50763 |
| Longitude | 143.54558 |
| Area | 0.3 km² |
| Postcode | 4875 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2231 km north-northwest |
Ugar Island is a locality in the Torres Strait Island Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 0.3 km². It lies approximately 2231 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Ugar Island is located at 9.5076°S, 143.5456°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4875. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Ugar Island rises from the sapphire embrace of the Torres Strait, a low-lying emerald jewel fringed with the bleached bone-white of coral sand. It lies 1140.0 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 342°T), and is situated 26.0 km west-north-west of Erub Island. Its terrain is a gentle undulation of sandy soil, supporting a sparse but hardy scrub of salt-tolerant grasses and the occasional wind-sculpted pandanus tree, their fronds a feathery punctuation against the vast, indifferent sky. The air here carries the perpetual tang of salt and the distant, rhythmic sigh of the sea, a constant reminder of the ocean’s pervasive influence. The light, particularly as dusk descends, possesses a luminous quality, the sun bleeding across the horizon in hues of apricot and rose, casting long, ephemeral shadows that dance across the shore.
Historically, Ugar Island has been a waypoint and a home, its presence a quiet testament to the enduring connection between people and this maritime landscape. The island’s economy, like that of its neighbouring islands, has long been intertwined with the bounty of the surrounding waters, with fishing and the occasional harvesting of pearl shell forming the bedrock of sustenance. While not a hub of bustling industry, there is a distinct character to Ugar Island, a sense of self-reliance born from its isolation and the profound respect for the natural world that has shaped its inhabitants for generations. The legacy of its traditional custodians is etched into the very spirit of the place, a quiet strength that resonates in the gentle cadence of daily life.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Ugar Island, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Ugar Island, in the Torres Strait Island Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Ugar Island includes the postcode (4875), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Torres Strait Island Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ugar Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |