ðə fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd sˈaɪɾɪŋ baɪ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiənz ʌv jˈæm ˈaɪlənd wʌz baɪ ðə spˈænɪʃ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ʌv ljˈuːiz vˈiːz də tˈɔɹəz ˌɔn sˈɛvən sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks.
The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Yam Island was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres on 7 September 1606.