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Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands
The Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands is situated in the south-west corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia.
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Overview
The Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands is situated in the south-west corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands3
- Islets2
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Vanderlin Island
- Area
- 263 km²
- High point
- 82 m
Vanderlin Island is an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the largest island in the Sir Edward Pellew Group. Its area is 264 km2 (102 sq mi). The island is part of the traditional lands of the Walu people.
Minor islands
North Island
- Area
- 54.6 km²
- High point
- 76 m
Horn Islet
- Area
- 3.6 km²
- High point
- 26 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 9 m
Islets
- Unnamed island9 m · 0.06 km²
- Unnamed island9 m · 0.03 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Vanderlin Island | 263 km² |
| North Island | 54.6 km² |
| Horn Islet | 3.6 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.15 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
Photographs
Rock formations on a small island within the Sir Edward Pellew Group
Natural Color LANDSAT image of Sir Edward Pellew Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- SirEdwardPellewGroup. Djambalawa / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sir Edward Pellew Islands-Landsat 2000. NASA / Public domain