Abbott Island (Wessel Islands)

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Abbott Island, also known as Abbott Islet, is an island of the Wessel Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia. [1]

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The traditional owners of Abbott Island are the Yolngu people wo know this place as Dalmana. [2] [3]

European history

This island was first viewed by Europeans in July 1819 and was named 'Rocky Island'. This name was later changed in the early 1930s by Captain CGT Haultain, who served on the patrol vessel Larrakeyah (also recorded as Larrakia) and he renamed it for Aubrey Abbott; the then Administrator of the Northern Territory. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Place names search, Geoscience Australia". Ga.gov.au. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Acknowledgement of Country | East Arnhem Land - Official Site". www.eastarnhemland.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Abbott Islet (Island)". NT Place Names Register. Retrieved 19 September 2025.

12°01′14″S135°30′20″E / 12.020556°S 135.505556°E / -12.020556; 135.505556


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