Torres Strait

Japanese: トレス海峡 - トレスかいきょう
Torres Strait
The strait between Cape York and New Guinea, at the northern tip of Australia. It is about 150 km wide at its narrowest point, but navigation is difficult due to the many Torres Strait Islands (Australian territory), coral reefs, and shallow waters. The Torres Strait Islanders are Melanesian people, and since the 1980s have launched a movement demanding indigenous rights. This led to the Mabo judgment.
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Japanese:
オーストラリア北端,ヨーク岬とニューギニアとの間の海峡。狭いところでは幅約150kmであるが,トレス海峡諸島(オーストラリア領)やサンゴ礁,浅瀬が多く航行は難しい。トレス海峡諸島民はメラネシア人で,1980年代以降先住民の権利を要求する運動を展開。マボ判決に発展した。
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