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The Torres Strait
Step-by-step explanation:
The Torres Strait
The name is given aster the navigator , Luis Vaz de Torres , in the year 1606 .
It is the water body ,which is present in between the Australia and the New Guinea's Melanesian island .
Approximately 93 mi or 150 Km width at it narrowest extent .
To the south direction is the Cape York Peninsula ,
To its north direction is the western province of the Papua New Guinea .