fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd sˈaɪɾɪŋ baɪ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiənz ʌv pɹˈɪns ʌv wˈeɪlz ˈaɪlənd wʌz baɪ ðə spˈænɪʃ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ʌv ljˈuːiz vˈiːz də tˈɔɹəz ˌɔn θɹˈiː ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks.
First recorded sighting by Europeans of Prince of Wales Island was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres on 3 October 1606.