Torres Strait Islands

Summary

Torres Strait Islands is an island group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,414 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Torres Strait Islands is located in Queensland^[3].
• Torres Strait Islands is located in Western Province^[4].
• Torres Strait Islands is in the country of Australia^[5].
• Torres Strait Islands is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[6].
• Torres Strait Islands is on the body of water Torres Strait^[7].
• Torres Strait Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[8].
• Torres Strait Islands is part of Far North Queensland^[9].
• Torres Strait Islands's Commons category is recorded as Torres Strait Islands^[10].
• Torres Strait Islands comprises Talbot Islands^[11].
• Torres Strait Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -9.880278, 'lon': 142.590556}^[12].
• Torres Strait Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torres Strait Islands^[13].
• Torres Strait Islands has a population of {'amount': '+7156'}^[14].
• Torres Strait Islands's different from is recorded as Torres Islands^[15].
• Torres Strait Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+566'}^[16].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Australia^[5], a Commonwealth realm^[17], in Australia^[18], founded in 1901^[19] and Papua New Guinea^[6], a Commonwealth realm^[20], in Papua New Guinea^[21], founded in 1975^[22]. Located in include Queensland^[3], a state of Australia^[23], in Australia^[24], founded in 1859^[25] and Western Province^[4], a province of Papua New Guinea^[26], in Papua New Guinea^[27]. Torres Strait Islands is on the body of water Torres Strait^[7]. It is part of Far North Queensland^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Torres Strait Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+566'}^[16]. It has a population of {'amount': '+7156'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Torres Strait Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Torres Strait Islands include Torres Strait Islanders^[28], a human population^[29], in Australia^[30].

Why It Matters

Torres Strait Islands ranks in the top 2% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,414 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Torres Strait Islanders^[28], a human population^[29], in Australia^[30].