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=== Brief History === | |||
The Torres Strait Islands are situated off the Cape York Peninsula. More than 100 islands make up the Torres Strait Islands, stretching from the peninsula north to the Papua New Guinea border.<br>The Torres Strait Islanders are Australian citizens of Melanesian extraction and therefore are not related to the Australian Aborigines. | The Torres Strait Islands are situated off the Cape York Peninsula. More than 100 islands make up the Torres Strait Islands, stretching from the peninsula north to the Papua New Guinea border.<br>The Torres Strait Islanders are Australian citizens of Melanesian extraction and therefore are not related to the Australian Aborigines. | ||
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<u></u><u>Central Islands</u> | <u></u><u>Central Islands</u> | ||
*Yorke (Masig) | *Yorke (Masig) | ||
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=== Help Wanted === | === Help Wanted === | ||