Croker Group

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Croker Group
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Croker Group
New Year Island (Northern Territory, Australia)
Geography
Location Arafura Sea
Coordinates 11°06′S132°42′E / 11.1°S 132.7°E / -11.1; 132.7
Administration
Australia
StateNorthern Territory
RegionTop End
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The Croker Group is a group of islands in the Arafura Sea. The group lies offshore from Cobourg Peninsula, and is part of the Northern Territory of Australia. The group is Aboriginal freehold land, held by the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust. [1]

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The group consists of at least 12 named islands, and a number of small unnamed islands and rocks. By far the largest island of the group is Croker Island, which has an area of 331 km2. Croker Island is also the only permanently inhabited island in the group. None of the other islands in the group is larger than 15 km2.

List of Islands

Location Map of Croker Island Group, Northern Territory, Australia Croker Island Peacock Island Oxley Island New Year Island McCluer Island Lawson Island Delphinia Island Grant Island Valencia Island Cowlard Island Templer Island Darch Island Croker Island Group Location Map3.jpg
Location Map of Croker Island Group, Northern Territory, Australia
  1. Croker Island
  2. Peacock Island
  3. Oxley Island
  4. New Year Island
  5. McCluer Island
  6. Lawson Island
  7. Delphinia Island
  8. Grant Island
  9. Valencia Island
  10. Cowlard Island
  11. Templer Island
  12. Darch Island
NameAreaLocation
Croker Island 331 km2 11°08′00″S132°33′00″E / 11.1333331°S 132.55°E / -11.1333331; 132.55 (Croker Island)
Peacock Island0.09 km2 [2] 11°01′30″S132°27′29″E / 11.025°S 132.458°E / -11.025; 132.458 (Peacock Island)
Oxley Island2 km2 11°00′00″S132°49′34″E / 11.00°S 132.826°E / -11.00; 132.826 (Oxley Island)
New Year Island 1 km2 10°54′29″S133°01′52″E / 10.908°S 133.031°E / -10.908; 133.031 (New Year Island)
McCluer Island9 km2 [3] 11°04′S133°00′E / 11.07°S 133.0°E / -11.07; 133.0 (McCluer Island)
Lawson Island3 km2 11°03′S132°52′E / 11.05°S 132.86°E / -11.05; 132.86 (Lawson Island)
Delphinia Island0.6 km2 11°04′56″S132°52′39″E / 11.0823°S 132.8775°E / -11.0823; 132.8775 (Delphinia Island)
Grant Island12 km2 11°09′22″S132°53′24″E / 11.156°S 132.89°E / -11.156; 132.89 (Grant Island)
Valencia Island3 km2 11°22′59″S132°47′06″E / 11.383°S 132.785°E / -11.383; 132.785 (Valencia Island)
Cowlard Island0.02 km2 11°19′00″S132°47′01″E / 11.31669°S 132.78366°E / -11.31669; 132.78366 (Cowlard Island)
Templer Island1 km2 11°17′21″S132°43′41″E / 11.28927°S 132.727976°E / -11.28927; 132.727976 (Templer Island)
Darch Island6 km2 11°11′43″S132°39′45″E / 11.19519°S 132.662578°E / -11.19519; 132.662578 (Darch Island)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Territory Government: Sites of Conservation Significance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bonzle: Peacock Island".
  3. ↑ "Bonzle: McCluer Island".



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