ðɪ ˈaɪlənd wʌz fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛkskəvˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈuːd kənˈæl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ænd bɪkˌeɪm kənˈɛktᵻd tə ðə mˈeɪnlənd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
The island was formed by the excavation of the Coode Canal in 1887, and became connected to the mainland in the 1930s.