Possession Island
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Possession Island is a small island in the Torres Strait off the northern coast of Queensland, Australia, historically notable as the site where Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain in 1770.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Possession Island canonical | 3 |
| Possession Island (largest island) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| claimedBy | James Cook ⓘ |
| claimedFor | Great Britain ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countryAdminDivision | Queensland ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 22 August 1770 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Far North Queensland ⓘ |
| hasFeature | monument commemorating Cook’s 1770 claim ⓘ |
| hasUse |
conservation area
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Queensland heritage-listed place ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | James Cook’s formal claim of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Torres Strait Islander languages ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Torres Shire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Queensland
ⓘ
Torres Strait ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | act of taking possession by James Cook ⓘ |
| nearbyIslandGroup |
Prince of Wales Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Wales Island group
|
| nearbyWaterBody | Endeavour Strait ⓘ |
| ocean | Coral Sea ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | northern coast of Queensland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Torres Strait Islands
ⓘ
traditional lands of Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Possession Island National Park ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Australia ⓘ |
| visitedBy | James Cook in 1770 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Possession Island (largest island)