Thursday Island

Summary

Thursday Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,413 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thursday Island is located in Shire of Torres^[3].
• Thursday Island is located in Queensland^[4].
• Thursday Island is in the country of Australia^[5].
• Thursday Island is on the body of water Torres Strait^[6].
• Thursday Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Thursday Island's instance of is recorded as suburb/locality of Australia^[8].
• Thursday is named after Thursday Island^[9].
• The location of Thursday Island was Coral Sea^[10].
• Thursday Island's postal code is recorded as 4875^[11].
• Thursday Island is part of Torres Strait Islands^[12].
• Thursday Island is part of Thursday Islands^[13].
• Thursday Island's Commons category is recorded as Thursday Island^[14].
• Thursday Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -10.578888888889, 'longitude': 142.22}^[15].
• Thursday Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Torres Strait Islands^[16].
• Thursday Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thursday Island^[17].
• Thursday Island has a population of {'amount': '+2938'}^[18].
• Thursday Island has a population of {'amount': '+2805'}^[19].
• Thursday Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Thursday Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Thursday Island's capital of is recorded as Shire of Torres^[22].
• Thursday Island's capital of is recorded as Torres Strait Island Region^[23].
• Thursday Island's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+1507'}^[24].
• Thursday Island's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+1437'}^[25].
• Thursday Island's length is recorded as {'amount': '+2.7'}^[26].
• Thursday Island sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+104'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Thursday Island is in the country of Australia^[5]. Located in include Shire of Torres^[3], a local government area of Queensland^[28], in Australia^[29] and Queensland^[4], a state of Australia^[30], in Australia^[31], founded in 1859^[32]. It is on the body of water Torres Strait^[6]. Part of include Torres Strait Islands^[12], an island group^[33], in Australia^[34] and Thursday Islands^[13], an island group^[35], in Australia^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Thursday Island covers an area of {'amount': '+3.50'}^[37]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+104'}^[27]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+2.7'}^[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2938'}^[18] and {'amount': '+2805'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[7] and suburb/locality of Australia^[8].

History and Context

Thursday is named after Thursday Island^[9].

Why It Matters

Thursday Island ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,413 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]