Thursday Island
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Thursday Island is a small island in the Torres Strait off the northern tip of Queensland, Australia, serving as an administrative and cultural hub for the surrounding island communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thursday Island canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| adminCenterOf |
Torres Shire Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait Island Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
TI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waiben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 3.5 square kilometres ⓘ |
| averageClimateCharacteristic | distinct wet and dry seasons ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| elevation | about 104 metres at highest point ⓘ |
| federalDivision | Leichhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerIndustry | pearling ⓘ |
| governedBy | Torres Shire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Tagai State College (Thursday Island campus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Green Hill Fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milman Hill Fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHospital | Thursday Island Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryHistory | World War II defensive base ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Thursday Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Thursday Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quetta Memorial Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative hub for Torres Strait Islands
ⓘ
cultural hub for Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Milman Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguageRegion |
Kala Lagaw Ya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Torres Shire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Far North Queensland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Torres Strait Island Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Cape York Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Aboriginal Australians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Australians NERFINISHED ⓘ Filipino Australians NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Torres Strait Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfIndigenousName | ‘no water’ (commonly cited meaning of Waiben) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thursday (day of the week) ⓘ |
| nearestAirport | Horn Island Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Torres Strait Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 2600 (approximate, varies by census) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 4875 ⓘ |
| servedBy | ferry from Horn Island ⓘ |
| stateElectorate | Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | AEST ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Kaurareg people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +10:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.