Torres Strait

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Torres Strait

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Description

The Torres Strait is the body of water lying between the northern tip of Queensland, Australia (known as the Cape York Peninsula) and Papua New Guinea. It contains many islands known as the Torres Strait Islands, most of which are Australian territory.

Climate & Weather Information

Give expected climatic & weather conditions for this passage or refer to another page (a region or island group) that covers these conditions.

Sources for Weather forecasts:

• Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Weather Windows

The cyclone season runs from November to April, and without extensive local knowledge the area is best avoided at this time.

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Navigation Charts Required

Australian Hydrographic Office

Aus292 -- Australia Torres Strait - Queensland - Adolphus Channel to Prince of Wales Channel (1:75000)

Aus293 -- Australia North Coast - Torres Strait - Prince of Wales Channel (1:37500)

Aus294 -- Australia - North Coast - Torres Strait - Endeavour Strait (1:75000)

Aus296 -- Australia North Coast - Torres Strait - Prince of Wales Channel to Varzvin Passage (1:37500)

Aus297 -- Great North East Channel - Basilisk Passage to Moon Passage (1:50000)

Aus299 -- Australia North Coast - Torres Strait - Approaches to Thursday Island (1:12500)

Note that all of the above paper charts are available in S63 electronic (vector) format: http://www.hydro.gov.au/prodserv/important-info/echarting-info.htm

There are many shallows, banks, and reefs within the Torres Strait. Although the main shipping passages are well marked, anyone venturing into the region for the first time would be well advised to have reliable and accurate charts.

Possible Departure Points

List the possible departure ports. Include their coordinates. It is assumed that corresponding Wiki pages of these ports either exist or will be created.

• [[Departure Point1]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W
• [[Departure Point2]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W
• [[Departure Point3]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W
• etc.

Route/Suggested Stopovers

List the route and the suggested stopover points (in sequence), including their coordinates, and some description.

1. [[Departure Point1]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W - This is you departure point, etc.
2. [[Stopover Point1]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W - This is a good stop, etc. From here you can possibly stop at:
   1. [[Stopover Point2]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W - A good place to visit... or,
   2. [[Stopover Point3]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W - A good place to visit... or,
3. [[Arrival Point 1]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W - You can arrive here or, continue to:
4. [[Arrival Point 2]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W - You can arrive here or, continue to:

Possible Arrival Ports

List the possible arrival ports (in sequence). Include their coordinates.

• [[Arrival Point1]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W
• [[Arrival Point2]] DD°M.M′N/S, DD°M.M′E/W
• etc.

Distance & Duration

Forum discussions

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External Links

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References

Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:

{{Reference|Rod HeikelGreek Waters Pilot Imray|Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire (2010)|9780852889718}}, expands to

Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire (2010), ISBN 9780852889718

• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number
• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number

You may want to remove the above entries and use instead a link to the Country or Region that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing {{MagentaText|xx}}, the following:

See [[Country or Region#References_&_Publications|Coutry or Region]].

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Personal Notes

Personal experience?

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