Thursday Island
Thursday Island is a city in Australia with a population of about 2,805.
AustraliaSmall town🕐 Australia/Brisbane
Thursday Island, colloquially known as TI, or in the Kawrareg dialect, Waiben or Waibene, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands, an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait. TI is located approximately 39 kilometres north of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.
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About Thursday Island
| Country | Australia |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Explore | 04 |
| Population | 2,805 |
| Local currency | AUD |
| Coordinates | -10.5826, 142.2195 |
| Time zone | Australia/Brisbane |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 2,834 km · Canberra |
| Population (Australia) | #2398 most populated in Australia |
| Where on Earth | 10°34′57″S · 142°13′10″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,178 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 8,841 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 98% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Kolwezi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 10.58, -37.78 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Sydney | 2,746 km |
| Singapore | 4,450 km |
| Tokyo | 5,151 km |
| Beijing | 6,213 km |
| Dubai | 10,204 km |
| Los Angeles | 11,537 km |