State Queensland
(<)Queensland
THURSDAY ISLAND
(regional info)
@Federal Hotel and Royal Hotel
@Grand Hotel Thurday Island
@Jardine Motel
@Poruma Island
Thursday Island, also known as TI or Waiben, is the administrative and commercial centre of the
Torres Strait Islands.
Lying 39 km north of Cape York Peninsula, queensland, in the Torres Strait, Thursday Island has
an area of about 3.5 km² and an estimated population of 3,500.
The highest point on Thursday Island, standing at 104 meters above sea level, is Milman Hill,
a World War II defence facility.
Thursday Island experiences a tropical climate with an average daily temperature of 29 degrees Celsius:
The hottest month is traditionally November (31.4 degrees Celsius) while the coldest is July (27.6 degrees Celsius).
January typically experiences the highest rainfall (389 mm) and September and October average 3 mm.
read full wikipedia reference about Thursday Island, queensland
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