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Torres Strait

Straits and Channels

A strait between the northern tip of Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea, dotted with numerous small islands home to the Torres Strait Islander peoples. It links the Coral Sea to the Arafura Sea.

Facts
Latitude
9.833 degrees south 1
Longitude
142.5 degrees east 1
Connections

Borders

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Source Torres Strait - Wikipedia
Sources
1. Torres Strait - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Coordinates field, latitude value
    9°50′S 142°30′E
  • Infobox, Coordinates field, longitude value
    9°50′S 142°30′E
  • Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Formation statement for target 287776
    They became islands as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.
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Wikidata: Torres Strait
Wikidata Q179188, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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