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Torres Strait

strait which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of Indonesia
Place strait Q179188
Torres Strait
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Summary

Torres Strait is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,257 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Queensland[3]
  • Country: Australia[4], Papua New Guinea[5]
  • Basin country: Australia[6], Papua New Guinea[7]
  • Commons category: Torres Strait[8]
  • Has part(s): Endeavour Strait[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Torres Strait[10]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12]
  • Native label: Torres Strait[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Torres Strait[15]

Why It Matters

Torres Strait has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Australia Papua New Guinea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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