First recorded sighting by Europeans of Prince of Wales Island was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres on 3 October 1606.
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.