Hans Island Hans Island Hans Island (; ; ; ) is a small, uninhabited barren knoll measuring , long and wide, in the centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait—the strait that separates Ellesmere Island from northern Greenland and connects Baffin Bay with the Lincoln Sea. Hans Island is the smallest of three islands in Kennedy Channel; the others are Franklin Island and Crozier Island. The strait at this point is wide, placing the island within the territorial waters of both Canada and Greenland. A theoretical line in the middle of the strait goes through the island. The island has likely
Stephens Island (Torres Strait) local councillor and a mayor to constitute a council consisting of 15 councillors plus a mayor. This Wikipedia article contains material from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community histories: Stephens Island. Published by The State of Queensland under CC-BY-4.0, accessed on 2 July 2017. Stephens Island (Torres Strait) Stephens Island, called Ugar in the native language, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the eastern section of Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The island is administratively managed by the local government area of the Torres Strait Island Region. Ugar (also known as Stephen Island) is situated in