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    Thursday Island

    Île Thursday, Wyspa Thursday

    10°35′S 142°14′E

    Thursday Island, colloquially known as TI, or in the Kawrareg dialect, Waiben or Waibene, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands, an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait.

    Torres straits from Thursday island
    Torres straits from Thursday island

    Ray Hicks 1 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    10°35′S 142°14′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Thursday Island, colloquially known as TI, or in the Kawrareg dialect, Waiben or Waibene, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands, an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait. Thursday Island is located approximately 39 kilometres (24 miles) north of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. Thursday Island is also the name of the town in the south and west of the island, formerly known as Port Kennedy, and also the name of the locality which contains the island within the Shire of Torres. The town of Rose Hill (known as Abednego until 7 September 1991) is located on the north-eastern tip of the island (10.5698°S 142.2250°E / -10.5698; 142.2250 (Rose Hill, Queensland)). In the 2021 census, the locality of Thursday Island had a population of 2,805 people, of whom 69.1% identify as Indigenous Australians.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Thursday Islands

    Also in Torres Strait Islands

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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