Discover Horn
The district Horn of Wasaga in Torres (Queensland) is a district in Australia about 1,758 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Daru, Muting, Ihu, Kimaam and Bade. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
Morning Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Evening Temperature | 26°C / 80 °F |
Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 13% |
Air Humidity | 89% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
27°C (81 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
27°C (81 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Wongai Beach Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Northern Blue Charters - Torres Strait Fishing
Come on board the San Miguel, Check out the crew from "Fishin Trips" - Stop the Bus with Jason Kennedy, out of the Torres Straits is the most extreme fishing and adventure The trip includes...
Goodes Island Sunset
Time lapse done from the top of Green Hill Fort on Thursday Island as the sun sets over Goodes Island in the Torres Strait.
N700 series Shinkansen from Yokohama to Tokyo
Footage taken on the 5.47pm departure from Yokohama to Tokyo, on the 7th April 2012. Speeds of up to 300km/hr were reached. Riding this was something I'd always wanted to do! This video was...
Bombs Away - Bomb dive off the back of the boat in super slow motion, High Speed Camera
Last swim before we catch our plane back to Sydney, Got to be quick and best to do a BOMB DIVE to scare away any Croc's that could be hiding under the boat! Shot at 1000 frames per second...
NYE Fireworks - Thursday Island, Queensland
8PM Fireworks on the foreshore at Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Queensland.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Possession Island (Queensland)
Possession Island is a small island in the Torres Strait Islands group off the coast of far northern Queensland, Australia. The island is known as Bedanug or Bedhan Lag by its Sovereign Original inhabitants, the Kaurareg people. During his first voyage of discovery James Cook sailed northwards along the east coast of Australia, landing at Botany Bay.
Horn Island, Queensland
Horn Island (Narupai) is an island in the Torres Strait, in Queensland's north between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea. At the 2006 census, Horn Island had a population of 585. Church influence: London Missionary Society up until 1915 when the Anglican Church assumed responsibility. Horn Island is known as Nœrupai (colloquially Nurupai) to the Kaurareg ("islander") people and was given its English name by Matthew Flinders in 1802.
Prince of Wales Island (Queensland)
Prince of Wales Island (Muralug Island) is an island 20 km north of Muttee Heads which is adjacent to Bamaga at the tip of Cape York Peninsula within the Endeavour Strait Queensland, Australia in the Torres Strait and south of Thursday Island. With an area of 204.6 km, Prince of Wales Island is the largest of the Torres Strait Islands. Being inhabited only by a few Kaurareg families (population 20 in 2001), it is very sparsely populated.
Shire of Torres
The Shire of Torres is a local government area located in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering large sections of the Torres Strait Islands and the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula north of 11°S latitude. It holds two distinctions—it is the northernmost Local Government Area in Australia, and is the only one to abut an international border — it is at one point just 73 kilometres from Papua New Guinea. It is administered from Thursday Island.
Yeta (Port Lihou Island)
Yeta (Yœtha beard), or Port Lihou Island is an island in the Torres Strait, in Queensland's north between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea. It is at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10|44|S|142|14|E|region:AU-QLD_type:isle|| | |name= }}. Yeta is a small island that lies off the south coast of Muralag, separated by a channel that is three kilometres long but only a few metres wide at the north-eastern end (170 m at the south-western end).