Islands Of The Torres Strait

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Islands Of The Torres Strait. Out of all of these islands only 17 are inhabited with the majority of people choosing to live on thursday and horn islands. The torres strait islands are comprised of 274 small islands north of cape york but south of papua new guinea.

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The coming of the light. There are 14 inhabited islands, but only the two neighbouring islands of thursday island and horn island have developed visitor facilities. More than 8,000 years ago world sea levels were about 100 metres lower than today.

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Since much of the torres strait was covered by only 20 metres of water, people at. The torres strait islands are a group of islands between the australian mainland and papua new guinea. The torres strait islands are part of the australian state of queensland. They span an area of 48,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi), but.