Torres Strait

Summary

Torres Strait is a strait^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Torres Strait is located in Queensland^[3].
• Torres Strait is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Torres Strait is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[5].
• Torres Strait's image is recorded as Torres Strait.jpg^[6].
• Torres Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[7].
• Torres Strait's basin country is recorded as Australia^[8].
• Torres Strait's basin country is recorded as Papua New Guinea^[9].
• Torres Strait's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 252386528^[10].
• Torres Strait's GND ID is recorded as 4106537-2^[11].
• Torres Strait's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00628796^[12].
• Torres Strait's Commons category is recorded as Torres Strait^[13].
• Torres Strait's has part is recorded as Endeavour Strait^[14].
• Torres Strait's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -9.8333333333333, 'lon': 142.5}^[15].
• Torres Strait's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01v0sy^[16].
• Torres Strait's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge323709^[17].
• Torres Strait's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torres Strait^[18].
• Torres Strait's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300021914^[19].
• Torres Strait's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0066867^[20].
• Torres Strait's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[21].
• Torres Strait's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Torres Strait's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Torres-Strait^[23].
• Torres Strait's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2132427^[24].
• Torres Strait's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7001984^[25].
• Torres Strait's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Torres Strait'}^[26].
• Torres Strait's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2201743^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Australia^[4], a Commonwealth realm^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1901^[30] and Papua New Guinea^[5], a Commonwealth realm^[31], in Papua New Guinea^[32], founded in 1975^[33]. Torres Strait is located in Queensland^[3].

Designation and Status

Torres Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[7].

Why It Matters

Torres Strait ranks in the top 4% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]