Torres Strait

American

[tawr-iz, tor-] / ˈtɔr ɪz, ˈtɒr- /

noun

a strait between NE Australia and S New Guinea. 80 miles (130 km) wide.

Torres Strait British

/ ˈtɒr-, ˈtɔːrɪz /

noun

a strait between NE Australia and S New Guinea, linking the Arafura Sea with the Coral Sea. Width: about 145 km (90 miles)

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Torres Strait

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make up about four percent of the population.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

Between 1993 and 2019, sea levels in the Torres Strait rose by about 6 cm per decade, the court was told.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

While the data suggests a majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people voted 'Yes', support wasn’t unanimous.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024

For decades in Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids were removed from their families as part of an assimilation policy from successive governments.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024

This cultural barrier at Torres Strait is astonishing only because we may mislead ourselves into picturing a full-fledged New Guinea society with intensive agriculture and pigs 10 miles off the Australian coast.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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