Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Torres_Strait_Islands,_Queensland,_Australia
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Torres_Shire_Council
gptkb:Torres_Strait_Island_Regional_Council
gptkbp:climate tropical
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia
gptkbp:inhabitedBy 17
gptkbp:knownFor biodiversity
strategic location
unique indigenous culture
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Kala_Lagaw_Ya
gptkb:Meryam_Mir
English
gptkbp:locatedBetween gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Cape_York_Peninsula
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Queensland
gptkb:Torres_Strait
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Murray_Island
gptkb:Saibai_Island
gptkb:Thursday_Island
gptkb:Badu_Island
gptkb:Horn_Island
gptkb:Moa_Island
gptkbp:numberOfIslands 274
gptkbp:population about 4500
gptkbp:protectedArea Torres Strait Protected Zone
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Arafura_Sea
gptkb:Coral_Sea
gptkbp:timezone AEST (UTC+10)
gptkbp:traditionalOwners gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islanders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CIBS_(Community_Involvement_Broadcasting_Service)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7