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| Layer Id | 2508 | Name | Torres Strait War and Resistance |
| Description | Events in this conflict will be added as Australian Wars and Resistance research continues. |
Type | Other |
| Created At | 2025-08-11 14:44:18 | Updated At | 2025-08-11 14:44:54 |
| Ghap Url | https://tlcmap.org/layers/2508 |
| Statistic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Places
|
6 | - |
|
Area
|
1706.565 | km2 |
|
Convex Hull
|
POLYGON((142.688 -10.93,142.213 -10.707,142.167 -10.625,142.164 -10.085,142.612 -10.746,142.688 -10.93)) | - |
|
Density
|
0.0035158344393563 | places/km2 |
|
Centroid
|
POINT(142.34099999999998 -10.610166666666666) | - |
|
Bounding Box
|
POLYGON((142.164 -10.93,142.164 -10.085,142.688 -10.085,142.688 -10.93,142.164 -10.93)) | - |
|
Most Central Place
|
The 'Sapphire', Torres Strait | - |
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Most Distant Place from center
|
Badu Island, Torres Strait | - |
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Distribution
|
|
kilometers |
|
Start Date
|
1834-08-01 | - |
|
End Date
|
1869-07-01 | - |
|
Duration
|
34.92 | years |
|
Median Date
|
1868-07-16 | - |
|
Average Date
|
1861-10-08 | - |