Torres Strait Islands

Group of islands in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea

The Torres Strait Islands are an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait, a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. They span an area of 48,000 km² (19,000 sq mi), but their total land area is 566 km² (219 sq mi). The Islands are inhabited by the indigenous Torres Strait Islanders.

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