THURSDAY ISLAND
TORRES STRAIT
QUEENSLAND
Torres Strait stretches from the tip of Cape York to Papua New Guinea. Many islands are scattered through its waterways and Thursday Island is the center of the area. These waters have been first navigated in 1606 by Louis Vaes De Torres. The development of the islands started in 1864 and the pearl trade helped the development.
Prince of Wales Island is the biggest island in the Torres Strait group. There is a multitude of smaller islands, Horn Island is a close neighbour of TI with Friday, Sunday, Goods islands close by. The color of the water is turquoise and inviting for a swim but the presence of crocodiles limits swimming to swimming pools.
Thursday Island, fondly called TI, is an amazing tropical island worth visiting.
