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What did Luis vaez de Torres and friends find?
The strait which separates the continent of Australia from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name (Torres Strait).
Name the two seas Torres Strait separates?
what is the two biggest sea that it close to the Torres strait separates.
What is the name of the strait between New Guinea and the mainland of Australia?
This strait is Torres Strait.
What achievements has Luis Vaez De Torres done?
Luis Vaez de Torres is noted for the first recorded navigation of the strait which separates the continent of Australia from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name (Torres Strait).
What was the name of the dutch sailor from the poem Song of the Torres Strait Islands by Ernest Favenc?
Captain Luis Vaez de Torres was the Dutch sailor from the poem. He discovered the Torres Strait Islands.
Name the two seas that the Torres Strait separates?
There are 2 seas which are separated by the Torres Strait. These two seas are the Coral Sea on the east and the Arafura Sea on the west.
What famous explorer had the surname 'de Torres'?
The famous explorer who had the surname 'de Torres' was Luís Vaz de Torres. He was a Spanish navigator who is credited with the discovery of the Strait of Torres, which separates Australia and New Guinea.
What is the name of the headdress on the Torres Strait Islander flag?
It is a dhari (A dancer's headdress)
What is the Torres Strait Islander language?
There are several languages of the Torres Strait Islanders.The western-central Torres Strait language does not have a single name, but the dialects are Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kalau Kawau Ya, Kulkalgau Ya and Kawalgau Ya - also called Kowrareg.The eastern Torres Strait language is a Papuan language - Meriam Mir.In addition, there is a Torres Strait Creole, which developed from Pacific English around about the 1880s, and is variously known as Blaikman Tok, Broken/Brokan or Yumplatok.
Name the island that is separated from the South island by Foveaux Strait?
Stewart Island is separated from the South Island by Foveaux Strait.
What is the name of the biggest island in the Bass Strait?
King Island
What is the name of a native Australian?
Australia's original inhabitants are commonly known as indigenous Australians, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
