The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Yam Island was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres on 7 September 1606.
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.