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Coordinates: 10°40′55″S 142°11′19″E / 10.68194°S 142.18861°E / -10.68194; 142.18861
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{{Infobox islands
{{Infobox islands
| name = Prince of Wales Island
| name = Prince of Wales Island
| native_name = ''Muralag''
| native_name =
| native_name_link = Kalaw Lagaw Ya
| native_name_link =
| nickname =
| nickname =
| image_name = Prince-of-wales-island.JPG
| image_name = Prince-of-wales-island.JPG
| image_caption = Prince of Wales Island
| image_caption = Prince of Wales Island
| map_image = TorresStraitIslandsMap.png
| map_image = TorresStraitIslandsMap.png
| map_caption =
| map_caption = A map of the [[Torres Strait Islands]] showing '''''Muralag''''' in the southwestern waters of [[Torres Strait]]
| location = [[Northern Australia]]
| location = [[Northern Australia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|10|40|55|S|142|11|19|E|region:AU-NT_type:isle|display=title,inline}}
| coordinates = {{coord|10|40|55|S|142|11|19|E|region:AU-NT_type:isle|display=title,inline}}
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| additional_info = Largest of the Torres Strait Islands
| additional_info = Largest of the Torres Strait Islands
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The '''Prince of Wales Island''', called '''''Muralug''''' in the native name,<ref>[http://www.cmar.csiro.au/datacentre/torres/AFMA1980_2003/DVDVer101/Reports/tst_atlas/pdfs/darn500.pdf]</ref> is an [[island]] of the [[Torres Strait Islands]] [[archipelago]] at the tip of [[Cape York Peninsula]] within the [[Endeavour Strait]] of [[Torres Strait]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. The island is situated approximately {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Muttee Heads]] which is adjacent to [[Bamaga, Queensland|Bamaga]] and south of [[Thursday Island]].
The '''Prince of Wales Island''' is an [[island]] of the [[Torres Strait Islands]] [[archipelago]] at the tip of [[Cape York Peninsula]] within the [[Endeavour Strait]] of [[Torres Strait]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. The island is situated approximately {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Muttee Heads]] which is adjacent to [[Bamaga, Queensland|Bamaga]] and south of [[Thursday Island]].


The Prince of Wales Island is administered by the [[Shire of Torres|Torres Shire Council]]. However most of the land has been returned to the Kaurareg people, who are the traditional owners of the island.
The Prince of Wales Island is administered by the [[Shire of Torres|Torres Shire Council]]. However most of the land has been returned to the Kaurareg people, who are the traditional owners of the island.
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== Language ==
== Language ==
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The island's native name is ''Muralag''.<ref>[http://www.cmar.csiro.au/datacentre/torres/AFMA1980_2003/DVDVer101/Reports/tst_atlas/pdfs/darn500.pdf]</ref> The indigenous language of the Thursday Island group is [[Kalaw Lagaw Ya|Kaiwaligau Ya]], also known as Kauraraigau Ya (the name in the form of the dialect of the 1800s) [also recorded as Kaurareg and Kowrareg]. Kaiwalaig (Kauraraig) means "islander", and Kaiwaligau Ya (Kauraraigau Ya) means "islanders' language". Kaiwaligau Ya is one of the four dialects of Kala Lagaw Ya, spoken throughout Torres Strait except for the Eastern Islands, where [[Meriam language|Meriam Mìr]] is spoken. Most Kowrareg now use Brokan ([[Torres Strait Creole]]) for everyday communication, though the dialect still has many good mother-tongue speakers.

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The indigenous language of the Thursday Island group is [[Kalaw Lagaw Ya|Kaiwaligau Ya]], also known as Kauraraigau Ya (the name in the form of the dialect of the 1800s) [also recorded as Kaurareg and Kowrareg]. Kaiwalaig (Kauraraig) means "islander", and Kaiwaligau Ya (Kauraraigau Ya) means "islanders' language". Kaiwaligau Ya is one of the four dialects of Kala Lagaw Ya, spoken throughout Torres Strait except for the Eastern Islands, where [[Meriam language|Meriam Mìr]] is spoken. Most Kowrareg now use Brokan ([[Torres Strait Creole]]) for everyday communication, though the dialect still has many good mother-tongue speakers.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:04, 30 March 2019

For other islands named after the Prince of Wales, see Prince of Wales Island.
Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island
Geography
StandortNorthern Australia
Coordinates10°40′55″S 142°11′19″E / 10.68194°S 142.18861°E / -10.68194; 142.18861
ArchipelagoTorres Strait Islands
Adjacent toTorres Strait
Area204.6 km2 (79.0 sq mi)
Length19.5 km (12.12 mi)
Width18.6 km (11.56 mi)
Highest elevation247 m (810 ft)
Highest pointMount Scott
Administration
Australien
StateQueensland
ShireShire of Torres
Island RegionInner Islands
Largest settlementMuralug (pop. 20)
Demographics
Population20 (2001)
Pop. density0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsTorres Strait Islanders
Zusätzliche Informationen
Largest of the Torres Strait Islands

The Prince of Wales Island is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait of Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia. The island is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Muttee Heads which is adjacent to Bamaga and south of Thursday Island.

The Prince of Wales Island is administered by the Torres Shire Council. However most of the land has been returned to the Kaurareg people, who are the traditional owners of the island.

Geography

With an area of 204.6 km2 (79 sq mi), Prince of Wales Island is the largest of the Torres Strait Islands. Being inhabited only by a few Kaurareg families (population 20 in 2001), it is very sparsely populated. The village in the north is called Muralug, after the native name of the island. The northeastern corner of the island, Kiwain Point, is only 830 m (908 yd) away from Vivien Point of Thursday Island, the main and most populous of the Torres Strait Islands, separated by Normanby Sound.

History

First recorded sighting by Europeans of Prince of Wales Island was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres on 3 October 1606.[1]

Sprache

The island's native name is Muralag.[2] The indigenous language of the Thursday Island group is Kaiwaligau Ya, also known as Kauraraigau Ya (the name in the form of the dialect of the 1800s) [also recorded as Kaurareg and Kowrareg]. Kaiwalaig (Kauraraig) means "islander", and Kaiwaligau Ya (Kauraraigau Ya) means "islanders' language". Kaiwaligau Ya is one of the four dialects of Kala Lagaw Ya, spoken throughout Torres Strait except for the Eastern Islands, where Meriam Mìr is spoken. Most Kowrareg now use Brokan (Torres Strait Creole) for everyday communication, though the dialect still has many good mother-tongue speakers.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hilder, Brett The voyage of Torres, Brisbane, 1980, pp.91,95
  2. ^ [1]
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