Yam Island
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yam Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.