Horn Island, Queensland
Horn Island is an island in the Torres Strait, in Queensland's north between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea.
The island has a population of approximately 650 and is 53 km² in area.
The traditional owners of the Island are the Kaurareg people who call their island Nguruapai. The Island was given its English name by Matthew Flinders in 1802
Gold was discovered on the island at the turn of the 20th Century and the island served as an airbase during the Second World War.
Today the island is the location of the main airport for the Torres Strait Islands. Thursday Island, the centre of administration in the strait, does not have an airport and can be reached by a 15 minute ferry or water taxi ride.