Top Western Islands
E365536
The Top Western Islands are a remote group of Torres Strait islands off northern Australia, home to Indigenous Torres Strait Islander communities with distinct maritime traditions and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Top Western Islands canonical | 4 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
island group ⓘ |
| borderingBodyOfWater |
Arafura Sea
ⓘ
Coral Sea ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCharacteristic |
ceremonial practices linked to the sea
ⓘ
distinct islander culture ⓘ maritime traditions ⓘ seafaring practices ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion |
Torres Strait Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Torres Strait cultural region
|
| hasDirectionQualifier |
northernmost part of western Torres Strait
ⓘ
western Torres Strait ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale marine harvesting ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
coral reefs
ⓘ
island ecosystems ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ tropical marine environment ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ |
| hasGovernance | local community councils ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | area of significant Indigenous cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousCommunity | Indigenous Torres Strait Islander communities ⓘ |
| hasLanguageGroup |
Torres Strait Island languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Torres Strait Islander languages
|
| hasPopulationCharacteristic |
remote communities
ⓘ
small population centres ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalActivity |
cultural ceremonies related to the sea
ⓘ
traditional fishing ⓘ traditional navigation ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
inter-island marine transport
ⓘ
small boats ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ Torres Strait ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | Torres Strait Islands ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.