NOT SUBBED As sea levels rise in the Torres Strait, more than 100 islands are formed.
Over time, low sandy islands also form on the reefs.
The region will divide into five major island clusters.
The Top Western Group (Boigu, Dauan and Saibai), the Near Western Group (Badu, Mabuyag and Mua), the Central Group (Iama, Warraber, Poruma and Masig), the Eastern Group (Mer, Erub and Ugar), and the TI Group (Thursday, Horn, Hammond, Prince of Wales and Friday).
This also includes the five Aboriginal and Islander communities (Bamaga, Seisia, Injinoo, Umagico and New Mapoon), on the Northern Peninsula Area of Cape York.
In these islands three languages/dialects are spoken, Kala Kawa Ya (Top Western and Western), Kala Lagaw Ya (Western and Central) and Meriam (Eastern).