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entered into by
Australia and Papua New Guinea in February 1985. The Treaty defines sovereignty and maritime boundaries in the area between the two countries. It guides decision makers on protecting the way of life and livelihood of traditional inhabitants, on managing the protection of habitats, and on sharing the commercial and traditional fisheries resources. The Treaty established a Torres Strait Protected Zone within which both nations manage access to fisheries resources. Each country exercises sovereign jurisdiction for resources on either side of the agreed jurisdiction lines.
941:, Samuel Sidney expressed it thus: "During our war with Spain we captured Manilla by storm, and in the archives of that city Mr. Alexander Dalrymple, the historiographer of the British Admiralty, discovered a copy of the letter to the King of Spain, which had been deposited there by Torres. Dalrymple, with that right feeling which should inspire all men of science, did justice to the discoverer by inscribing on the official maps issued from his department, against the intricate passage between Australia and New Guinea, 'Torres Straits.'" (
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Entrance. The GNEC route runs North or South of Alert
Patches and East to under Twin Island then Northeast to Dalrymple Island (the end of Pilotage requirement) then on to Bramble Quay, Bligh Entrance and the open sea. This passage routes shipping to the Coral Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the outside of the Great Barrier Reef. Another channel (brown line on chart) runs down towards Cape York.
645:. Lawrie developed strong relationships with the people of the Torres Strait from the 1950s to 1970s, and many approached her to record and write down their personal stories and family histories. This resulted in her conducting research into the cultural history of the Torres Strait and collecting transcripts, audio recordings, photographs, slides, works of art and
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by way of the Gannet or Varzin
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There are several major policy and institutional frameworks in the Torres Strait region that support the sustainable use and management of marine resources while also protecting habitats, biodiversity and the traditional islander way of life. Most important of these is the Torres Strait Treaty,
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Great North East
Channel: East of Prince of Wales Channel at Wednesday Island the Route becomes The Great North East Channel (green line on chart). The Great North East Channel (GNEC) links the Prince of Wales Channel to the northernmost entrance to the Great Barrier Reef, 120 NM away at Bligh
494:"Zenadh Kes", to refer to the Torres Strait. The acronym "ZENADTH KES" was first derived from 'Zey' (south), 'Naygay' (north), 'Dagam' (place/side), 'Thawathaw' (coastline) and KES (passage/channel/waterway). However, this has become modified and it is now spelt Zenadh Kes.
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without conversely becoming aware of the strait now known as Torres Strait. No specific records exists of Torres sighting the coast of a major land mass to his south, and early
Spanish maps show the coast of New Guinea correctly but omit Australia.
1063:"Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea concerning sovereignty and maritime boundaries in the area between the two countries, including the area known as Torres Strait, and related matters, 18 December 1978"
374:, whilst translating some Spanish documents captured in the Philippines in 1762, had found Luís Vaz de Torres's testimony proving a passage south of New Guinea now known as Torres Strait. This discovery led Dalrymple to publish the
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in the west. Although it is an important international sea lane, it is very shallow (water depth of 7 to 15 m; 23 to 49 ft), and the maze of reefs and islands can make it hazardous to navigate. In the south the
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The people of the Torres Strait have a unique indigenous culture which has drawn the interest of a range of anthropological, historical, archaeological and folklorist researchers. This includes an expedition from
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industry from the 1860s until about 1970 when it collapsed in the face of competition from the plastics industry. Pearl-shelling was responsible for the arrival of experienced divers from many countries, notably
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Harris, P. T.; Butler, A. J.; Coles, R. G. (2008). "Marine resources, biophysical processes, and environmental management of a tropical shelf seaway: Torres Strait, Australia–Introduction to the special issue".
684:. Kala Lagaw Ya is the traditional language owned by the Western and Central islands of the Torres Strait. The Kala Lagaw Ya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the
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In the 1980s, Torres Strait Island people wanted to create a name for the islands which related to their culture. Initially the name "Magani Malu Kes" was suggested for the region, but later adopting the
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in 1770–1771, which aroused widespread interest in his claim of the existence of an unknown continent. It was
Dalrymple who named the strait after Torres. Dalrymple was bitterly disappointed that it was
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Inner Route
Pilotage Area: The Inner Route Pilotage Area runs from near Cape York to near Cairns. This channel, named the 'Inner Route' runs between the Australian mainland and the Great Barrier Reef
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in 1898, and the more contemporary regional work of
Australian anthropologist Jeremy Beckett. Accounts of local Indigenous narrative traditions can be found in the work of Nonie Sharp and
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and chose a route through Torres Strait. Remarkably, this would become the first time for a ship to be navigated through the Torres Strait from west to east. According to the
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of April 1823: "This essay of nautical skill was accomplished after the loss of four anchors and the rudder". It was also the first occasion a ship was navigated through the
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have a unique culture and long-standing history with the islands and nearby coastlines. Their maritime-based trade and interactions with the
Papuans to the north and the
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and not he who was appointed commander of the expedition that eventually led in 1770 to the
British encounter and charting of the eastern coastline of Australia.
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688:. Mabuiag is considered a dialect of Kala Lagaw Ya, one of the languages of the Torres Strait. Mabuiag (also written as Mabuyag) is a traditional language of
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David, B.; McNiven, I.; Manas, L.; Manas, J.; Savage, S.; Crouch, J.; Neliman, G.; Brady, L. (2004). "Goba of Mua: archaeology working with oral tradition".
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Harris, P. T. (1988). "Sediments, bedforms and bedload transport pathways on the continental shelf adjacent to Torres Strait, Australia—Papua New Guinea".
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arrived on Erub (Darnley Island) in 1871. Although some of the Torres Strait islands lie just off the coast of New Guinea, they were annexed in 1879 by
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sedimentary deposits borne by the outflow of the local rivers into the sea. Many of the western islands are hilly and steep, formed mainly of
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Coles, R.G., McKenzie, L.J. and Campbell, S.J. (2003). "The seagrasses of eastern Australia" In: Green EP; Short FT; and Spalding MD. (eds)
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The voyage of Torres: the discovery of the southern coastline of New Guinea and Torres Strait by Captain Luis Baez de Torres in 1606
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arrivals from across the Strait. A total of ten asylum seekers from Papua New Guinea were detected in each of 2012 and 2013.
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mainland, the northern Torres Strait islands experience occasional
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among the three societal groups, dating back thousands of years.
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peoples of the nearby Australian mainland, but related to both.
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Hemer, M. A.; Harris, P. T.; Coleman, R.; Hunter, J. (2004).
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The first recorded European navigation of the strait was by
902:. St. Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press.
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Lying for the Admiralty: Captain Cook's Endeavour Voyage
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Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands (Torres Strait)
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from Torres Strait, south-eastward to the southward of
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Navigable sea passage between Australia and New Guinea
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Recent Advances in Marine Science and Technology '94.
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1036:"Australia's Maritime Zones in the Torres Strait"
676:(also known by variant names and spellings), and
195:Detailed map of the Torres Strait and its islands
992:. Sydney: Rosenberg. pp. 180–189, 190–197.
967:. Cambridge: Hakluyt Society. pp. 387–388.
737:Channels to the East of Prince of Wales Channel
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715:Navigation Routes through the Torres Strait
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965:The Journals of Captain James Cook, Vol. I
657:(1972). Her collection is now held by the
447:. On this same trip, Lihou discovered the
324:in 1605. After Queirós's ship returned to
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577:. The central islands are predominantly
328:, Torres resumed the intended voyage to
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719:The two routes through the Strait are:
1556:My Island Home: A Torres Strait Memoir
764:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
1189:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
292:communities have maintained a steady
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2990:Culture of the Torres Strait Islands
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2681:Warul Kawa Indigenous Protected Area
175:The Torres Strait seen from space –
1181:Wordsworth, Matt (13 August 2013).
1558:. University of Queensland Press.
651:Myths and Legends of Torres Strait
286:Torres Strait Islander communities
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2970:Australia–Papua New Guinea border
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545:Torres Strait Islands air photo
183:can be seen strung out towards
1016:. Melbourne University Press.
757:Torres Strait is mentioned in
637:led by the early ethnographer
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2713:List of Torres Strait Islands
2351:Indigenous music of Australia
1283:The World Atlas of Seagrasses
603:People, culture and languages
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1230:10.1016/0278-4343(88)90058-1
696:and Mabuiag Island Council.
667:Memory of the World Register
661:and in 2008 it was added to
312:expedition led by navigator
300:Era of European colonisation
2995:IMCRA meso-scale bioregions
2985:Straits of Papua New Guinea
2499:Torres Strait Island Region
2494:Torres Strait Islander Flag
1586:State Library of Queensland
1468:State Library of Queensland
1443:State Library of Queensland
1439:State Library of Queensland
1400:State Library of Queensland
1095:Queensland Historical Atlas
659:State Library of Queensland
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2513:Legal cases and principles
1310:Continental Shelf Research
1249:Continental Shelf Research
1210:Continental Shelf Research
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340:would later make possible
314:Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
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1357:10.1017/S0003598X00093005
1330:10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.032
1269:10.1016/j.csr.2004.07.011
963:Beaglehole, J.C. (1955).
460:London Missionary Society
82:Torres Strait and Islands
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1123:Torres Strait Islands RC
1012:Ganter, Regina. (1994).
988:Cameron-Ash, M. (2018).
655:Tales from Torres Strait
497:Due to proximity to the
2752:List of Australian seas
2615:Warraber Island Airport
2237:Torres Strait Islanders
1396:John Oxley Library Blog
1033:for a detailed map see
773:, is briefly stranded.
619:Torres Strait Islanders
609:Torres Strait Islanders
2888:Great Australian Bight
2585:Darnley Island Airport
2580:Coconut Island Airport
1773:Adolphus Channel group
1060:for the agreement see
893:Hilder, Brett (1980).
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701:2016 Australian census
615:indigenous inhabitants
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532:Prince of Wales Island
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2898:Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
2610:Saibai Island Airport
2605:Murray Island Airport
2455:Torres Strait English
1632:Torres Strait Islands
1554:Singe, John. (2003).
1127:Queensland Government
947:Manila#Spanish period
804:Torres Strait Islands
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627:Aboriginal Australian
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607:Further information:
551:Torres Strait Islands
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517:to the east with the
513:The strait links the
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2980:Straits of Australia
2931:Australia portal
2630:Yorke Island Airport
2570:Boigu Island Airport
2521:Akiba v Commonwealth
2450:Torres Strait Creole
809:Torres Strait Treaty
694:Torres Shire Council
686:Torres Shire Council
682:Torres Strait Creole
635:Cambridge University
571:Great Dividing Range
464:colony of Queensland
2883:Gulf of Carpentaria
2847:Investigator Strait
2590:Eborac Island Light
1322:2008CSR....28.2113H
1261:2004CSR....24.2297H
1222:1988CSR.....8..979H
530:is located between
523:Gulf of Carpentaria
449:Lihou Reef and Cays
386:In 1770 Lieutenant
372:Alexander Dalrymple
350:four months earlier
257:Cape York Peninsula
177:Cape York Peninsula
121: /
2822:Backstairs Passage
2666:Alfred Cort Haddon
2625:Yam Island Airport
2595:Goods Island Light
2575:Booby Island Light
1499:on 6 December 2021
1048:on 22 October 2014
937:In his 1853 book,
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269:Luís Vaz de Torres
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791:Queensland portal
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