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Horn Island (Ngurupai)

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Horn Island (Ngurupai) lies in the Torres Strait near Thursday Island around 40 kilometres from the northern tip of Cape York, Queensland.

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Horn Island (Ngurupai) lies in the Torres Strait near Thursday Island around 40 kilometres from the northern tip of Cape York, Queensland.

For more information, see: 

Traditional owners

Kaurareg

Languages

Kala Lagaw Ya, Torres Strait Creole and English

Population

533

71.6% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)