Yam Island

E756135

Yam Island is a small inhabited island community in the central Torres Strait region of Queensland, Australia, known for its Indigenous Torres Strait Islander culture and traditional fishing lifestyle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Torres Strait Islander community
inhabited place
island
administeredBy Torres Strait Island Regional Council NERFINISHED
belongsTo Torres Strait Treaty region NERFINISHED
country Australia
governedUnder Queensland local government legislation
hasClimate tropical
hasCulturalPractice customary marine management
traditional ecological knowledge
hasCulturalRegion Central Islands cluster of Torres Strait NERFINISHED
hasCulture Indigenous Torres Strait Islander culture
hasEconomicBase marine resources
hasEconomicSector fisheries
small-scale tourism
hasEducationService primary schooling
hasHealthService remote health services
hasIndigenousGroup Torres Strait Islanders NERFINISHED
hasIndigenousStatus Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community NERFINISHED
hasLanguageCommunity Yam Islander people
hasLifestyle traditional fishing lifestyle
hasPopulationCharacteristic predominantly Indigenous
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity small-scale commercial fishing
subsistence fishing
traditional fishing
hasRegion Far North Queensland NERFINISHED
hasSettlementType rural community
hasTraditionalActivity fishing
gathering
hunting
hasTransport airstrip access
boat access
inhabitedBy Torres Strait Islanders NERFINISHED
locatedIn Queensland
Torres Strait NERFINISHED
Torres Strait Island Region NERFINISHED
central Torres Strait region
partOf Torres Strait Islands NERFINISHED
state Queensland
surroundedBy Coral Sea NERFINISHED
timezone AEST
utcOffset +10:00

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