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The Wikampama, also known as Wik Ompom, are an Aboriginal Australian people of Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland.

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According to Norman Tindale, the Wikampama occupied around 1,200 square miles (3,100 km2) of land around the Middle Archer River, extending northwards to the Watson River. [1]

Alternative names

Alternative names included, according to Tindale: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tindale 1974, p. 188.

Sources

  • "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS. 28 July 2023.
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  • Sutton, Peter (1979). Wik: Aboriginal society, territory and language at Cape Keerweer, Cape York Peninsula, Australia (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Queensland.
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