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Captain Luis Vaez de Torres discovered the Torres Strait Islands in 1606.
Luis Vaes de Torres died in 1607
Luis Vaez de Torres is noted for the first recorded navigation of the strait which separates the continent of Australia from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name (Torres Strait).
Probably Australia but he was unaware of it. He is mainly remembered today for the Strait that bears his name between Australia and New Guinea.
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