Bathurst Island
Enez Bathurst, Illa de Bathurst
11°35′S 130°25′E
Bathurst Island (Iwaidja: Nguyu) (2,600 km2 or 1,000 sq mi, 11°35′S 130°18′E) is one of the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory off the northern coast of Australia along with Melville Island.
Terrain
11°35′S 130°25′E
Overview
Bathurst Island (Iwaidja: Nguyu) (2,600 km2 or 1,000 sq mi, 11°35′S 130°18′E) is one of the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory off the northern coast of Australia along with Melville Island.
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Nearest islands
- Harris Island17 km
- Clift Island27 km
- 32 km
- Buchanan Island37 km
- Karslake Island39 km
- Seagull Island52 km
Also in Tiwi Islands
Melville Island
5,793 km²▲ 86 m
Major islands
Unnamed island
18.7 km²▲ 20 m
Minor islands
Buchanan Island
1.3 km²▲ 20 m
Minor islands
Karslake Island
0.8 km²▲ 18 m
Minor islands
Seagull Island
0.42 km²▲ 4 m
Minor islands
Harris Island
0.19 km²▲ 20 m
Minor islands
Clift Island
—▲ 9 m
Minor islands
Irrititu Island
—▲ 4 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Storm clouds at sunset over Bathurst Island, 80km North of Darwin
Tiwi Islands Car Ferry, 2011, seen from Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island across Apsley Strait to Melville Island
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC / Public domain
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Aerial image of Wurrumiyanga and the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia. Tej Bhat / CC BY 4.0
- Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, 2023 (01). Bahnfrend / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tiwi Islands. Unknown author / Public domain
- Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, 2023 (02). Bahnfrend / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Storm clouds at sunset over Bathurst Island, 80km North of Darwin. GDW.45 / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tiwi Islands car ferry. Satrina Brandt / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fires on Bathurst Island, Australia (MODIS 2017-06-22). Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC / Public domain