Horn Island

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Horn Island is a significant inhabited island in Australia's Torres Strait, known for its strategic World War II airfield and as a transport hub for the region.

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Horn Island canonical 3

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airport ⓘ
inhabited place ⓘ
island ⓘ
airfieldConstructed during World War II ⓘ
attackedDuring World War II Japanese air raids ⓘ
bodyOfWater Torres Strait ⓘ
connectsTo Thursday Island by ferry ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
countrySubdivision state of Queensland ⓘ
governedBy Torres Shire Council ⓘ
hasAirport Horn Island Airport ⓘ
hasFacility ferry terminal ⓘ
hasHeritage World War II military sites ⓘ
hasLandUse aviation ⓘ
residential ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasMilitaryHistory World War II ⓘ
hasMuseum Horn Island World War II museum ⓘ
hasSettlement Wasaga ⓘ
languageRegion Torres Strait Island languages area ⓘ
locatedIn Queensland ⓘ
Torres Strait ⓘ
Torres Strait Island Region ⓘ
locatedOn Horn Island ⓘ
nearbyIsland Thursday Island ⓘ
partOf Torres Strait Islands ⓘ
populationStatus permanently inhabited ⓘ
postalCountry Australia ⓘ
region Far North Queensland ⓘ
separatedBy Ellis Channel ⓘ
servedAs forward airfield for Allied forces ⓘ
serves Thursday Island ⓘ
Torres Strait Islands ⓘ
strategicImportance air transport hub for Torres Strait ⓘ
strategicRole northern Australian defence during World War II ⓘ
timezone AEST ⓘ
traditionalOwners Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
transportRole regional transport hub ⓘ
usedAs World War II airbase ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Horn Island Airport → locatedOn → Horn Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Horn Island
Torres Shire → includesIsland → Horn Island ⓘ