See Also: Torres Strait(encyclopedia)
Torres Strait Islands(encyclopedia)
TORRES DE MANANTIALES(tourism)
Hosteria Las Torres(tourism)
Torres (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Torres Bodet, Jaime(encyclopedia)
Ribas-Torres disease(medicine)
Inv. Torres de Cuart, SICAV, S.A.(finance)
strait(1)(dictionary)
strait(dictionary)

Torres Strait (sh)




Passage between the island of New Guinea and Australia's Cape York Peninsula.

It connects the Coral Sea and the Arafura Sea. It was discovered in 1606 by Spanish navigator Luis Vaez de Torres. About 80 mi (130 km) wide, it has many reefs, shoals, and islands, including the Torres Strait Islands, and is treacherous to navigate.