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Torres Strait Islander flag

flag representing the Torres Strait Islanders ethnic group
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Summary

Torres Strait Islander flag is a flag[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of flag entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,465 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Bernard Namok[3]
  • Country: Australia[4]
  • Depicts: Torres Strait[5], headdress[6]
  • Commons category: Torres Strait Islander flags[7]
  • Color: green[8], blue[9], black[10], white[11]
  • Inception: January 1992[12]
  • Represents: Torres Strait Islanders[13]
  • Copyright holder: Torres Strait Island Regional Council[14]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[15]

Why It Matters

Torres Strait Islander flag has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved . aiatsis.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved . aiatsis.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . pmc.gov.au. Retrieved . pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . pmc.gov.au. Retrieved . pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Torres Strait Islander flag. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/torres-strait-islander-flag
MLA “Torres Strait Islander flag.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/torres-strait-islander-flag.
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  1. 5d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → flag
    Inception → —
    Country → Australia
    Represents → Torres Strait Islanders
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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