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	Torres Strait - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Torres Strait Treaty is an agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea which describes the boundaries between the two countries and how the sea area may be used.
		Torres Strait Islanders are allowed to travel north into Papua New Guinea as far as the 9 degrees South latitude line just north of Daru.
		The Torres Strait Treaty allows for the continuation of many of the traditional lifestyle activities between the peoples of the Torres Strait and coastal villages of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/torres_strait/index.html (1034 words)

	Articles - Torres Strait Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far-northern continental Australia´s Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea.
		The Torres Strait itself was formerly a land bridge which connected the present-day Australian continent with New Guinea (in a single landmass called Sahul or Australia-New Guinea).
		Moa (Banks Island) is the second-largest in the Torres Strait, and Badu (Mulgrave Island) is slightly smaller and fringed with extensive mangrove swamps.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Torres_Strait_Islands (1202 words)

	NEWHAVEN - LoveToKnow Article on NEWHAVEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Irregularly disposed to the N. of the Y are the lesser islands composing the Banks group Gaua, Vanua Lava, Mota, Valua, andc., and the Torres Islands.
		Excepting the small Torres group, which are low-lying and perched on reefs, but without lagoons, all the islands are of volcanic, not coral, formation, the larger ones lying on both sides of the line of volcanic activity.
		The native population is estimated at 5o,ooo; in 2904 the British population was 212, the French 401.
	www.1911ency.org /N/NE/NEWHAVEN.htm (2007 words)

	TORRES STRAIT - SHIPWRECKS
		Torres Strait is that stretch of water between the northerntip of Australia, Cape York, and the Papua coastline west of the Fly River, separating the Arafura Sea to the west, the Gulf of Papua to the north-east and the Coral Sea to the east.
		An unconfirmed story suggests she was fishing about thirty kilometres north-east from Prince of Wales Island, March 1869, when natives boarded her, speared the master and twenty-two of the crew, then kidnapped the captain’s wife and her son as revenge for the abduction of some of their women by European sailors several months earlier.
		Destroyed by fire in Torres Strait while she was carrying explosives to settlers at Norman River in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 1869.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /torres-wrecks.html (4468 words)

	Torres Strait Islands information - Search.com
		The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea.
		Saibai (one of the largest of the Torres Strait Islands) and Boigu are low-lying islands which were formed by alluvial deposits of sediments and mud from New Guinean rivers into the Strait accumulating on decayed coral platforms.
		Moa (Banks Island) is the second-largest in the Torres Strait, and Badu (Mulgrave Island) is slightly smaller and fringed with extensive mangrove swamps.
	www.search.com /reference/Torres_Strait_Islands (1521 words)

	Torres Islands: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Torres Islands are in the Torba Torba quick summary:
		Torba is the northernmost province of vanuatu, including the banks islands and the torres islands....
		The islands in the archipelligo include Hiu (the largest), EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/To/Torres_Islands.htm (62 words)

	Torres Islands, Vanuatu - island travel, accommodation, beaches, reefs, seafood, coconut crabs
		There's almost no copra production in the Torres Islands so ships visit only when there's a reasonable load of cargo booked for the islands which is only a few times each year.
		The costs of flying to the Torres Islands are a big deterrent to travellers and ships are not a practical alternative.
		An adult return fare from Vila to the Torres Islands was 45425 Vatu in June 2004.
	www.positiveearth.org /bungalows/TORBA/torres.htm (494 words)

	MJA: Map of Torres Strait Islands
		The islands of the Torres Strait extend from the tip of Cape York Peninsula to within 5 km of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) coastline.
		The outer islands are north of the arbitrary dotted line, and consist of the western islands (Badu, Moa, Mabuiag), the northwestern islands (Boigu, Dauan, Saibai), the eastern islands (Ugar, Erub, Mer) and the ceîtral islands (Masig, Poruma, Warraber, Iama).
		On most of the outer islands domestic pigs are reared as a particularly valued source of meat for ceremonial feasts.
	www.mja.com.au /public/issues/sep2/hanna/hanbox1.html (157 words)

	Charting the Pacific - Places
		The Torres Strait Islands are part of the Australian state of Queensland.
		In 1994, in response to local demands for greater autonomy, the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) was established to allow Torres Strait islanders to manage their own affairs according to their own ailan kastom (island custom) and to develop a stronger economic base for the region.
		The first inhabitants of the Torres Strait are believed to have migrated from the Indonesian archipelago 70,000 years ago at a time when New Guinea was still attached to the Australian continent.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacific/places/country/torres_strait_islands.htm (666 words)

	Torres Strait Islands - Places To Visit - Tropical North Queensland - Queensland Holidays
		The Torres Strait Islands lie north of Tropical North Queensland's Cape York Peninsula.
		Comprised of 274 small islands (17 are inhabited), the Torres Strait Islands are located in the waterway that separates Australia from the island nation of Papua New Guinea.
		Activities on the islands are quite traditional, with fishing being the major economic source.
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/tropical-north-queensland/places-to-visit/torres-strait-islands/index.cfm (135 words)

	Vanuatu Tourism Office - Banks and Torres Islands Vanuatu
		As with all of Vanuatu, the main islands are volcanic in origin with active volcanoes on Gaua and Vanua Lava islands.
		To the south is Mota Lava, a stunning island of jungle clad craggy peaks plunging to long coconut trees lining white sandy beaches.
		The Torres group is home to the coconut crab which is sent regularly to Port Vila restaurants at the risk of the specie's extinction.
	www.vanuatutourism.com /vanuatu/export/sites/VTO/en/islands/banks_torres.html (777 words)

	Banks and torres islands travel guide
		Banks and Torres are the northernmost islands and have the highest rainfall of the archipelago.
		The main islands of Banks islands are volcanic in origin with active volcanoes on Gaua and Vanua Lava islands.
		The Torres group to the far north includes six main islands, which are by far the most remote of the archipelago.
	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/vanuatu/banksandtorresislands (151 words)

	Not waving but drowning at our back door - National - theage.com.au
		She says the Torres Strait is one of the most vulnerable regions in the country.
		Masig is among six low-lying islands in the central and north-western Torres Strait that have been hardest hit by repeated flooding over the past two years.
		On most of the low-lying islands of the Torres Strait, even elders with long memories say that the recent flooding from king tides is the worst they have seen.
	www.theage.com.au /news/national/not-waving-but-drowning-at-our-back-door/2006/08/11/1154803098721.html (1599 words)

	Torres Strait Islands - Places To Visit - Tropical North Queensland - Queensland Holidays
		The Torres Strait Islands are comprised of 274 islands, of which 17 are inhabited with approximately 20 communities.
		The islands and the surrounding reefs provide diverse habitats for marine life including dugongs and sea turtles.
		With beautiful, untouched beaches and crystal clear waters, a visit to the Torres Strait Islands will make you think that you’ve left Australia for another Pacific island paradise, but that’s simply what makes the Torres Strait that more enticing, it’s proudly one of Australia’s hidden gems.
	www.queenslandholidays.com /destinations/tropical-north-queensland/places-to-visit/torres-strait-islands.cfm (160 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: New Hebrides
		Vicariate Apostolic of New Hebrides; in Oceania, comprises the New Hebrides, with Banks and Torres, islands situated between 13° and 21° S. lat.
		The indigenous population, which has decreased considerably, amounts to about 75,000; they are for the most part of an olive or brown complexion, varying in darkness.
		Nevertheless, the islands had to wait long for the preaching of Catholic missionaries.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10789a.htm (487 words)

	TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS
		The Torres Strait Islands are situated off the Cape York Peninsula.
		Only 3 of the Torres Strait Islands are open to the public with all of the other islands being open only to the Islanders, who originally came from Melanesia and Polynesia.
		The Torres Strait Islands' economy is predominantly based around fishing, in particular fishing for Spanish mackerel, prawns and rock lobsters.
	www.australianexplorer.com /torres_strait_islands.htm (206 words)

	Vanuatu Tourism Office - Banks and Torres Islands Vanuatu
		Le groupe des Torres dans la partie la plus au Nord de l’archipel comporte six îles principales.
		Les Torres sont le refuge des crabes de cocotiers qui sont régulièrement expédiés aux restaurants de Port Vila au risque de menacer l’espèce d’extinction.
		Vous pouvez pré–réservez votre voyage aux Banks et aux Torres par l’intermédiaire d’un agent homologué.
	www.vanuatutourism.com /vanuatu/export/sites/VTO/fr/islands/banks_torres.html (886 words)

	Northerners abroad
		This led to the present population of the Torres Straits being mostly South Sea Islanders, with a greatly reduced aboriginal population.
		His sons stayed on the island until the 1850s, then were lured to the mainland by shops and better schools for their children.
		Stoddart's Island was bought by and Irishman, Michael Wrayton, who took over Stoddart's home and changed the name of the island to Emerald Isle, although it was decades before the new name was accepted by the local population.
	www.northpennineancestors.co.uk /Northerners.htm (10118 words)

	Torres Islands (Vanuatu Tourism)
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		Joseph and Judy have a beachfront bungalow at Lunghariki on Loh Island.
		Kamilisa Memorial Resort on Linua Island is a short walk from the airstrip.
	www.vanuatu.net.vu /tourism/stay/accommodation-torres/index.shtml (112 words)

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	www.vanuatuvacations.com /banks_torres_islands_vanuatu.html (892 words)

	Scuba Burma Sites - Little Torres Islands
		Soft corals, red whip corals, mosaic corals, and table corals have all made Torres Islands their home amongst the rocks.
		You'll see round batfish, long-nose and ornate butterfly fish and the awkward and clumsy, but beautiful azure moon wrasse.
		Don't think that you won't see anything special here, as there are usually lots of leopard sharks and sting rays.
	www.divetheworldburma.com /burma-diving-sites-little-torres-islands.htm (137 words)

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