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Bathurst Island (2,100 km², 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. The island was named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, who, like Viscount Melville, is also commemorated by a Canadian island). The largest settlement on Bathurst is Nguiu, in the south-east, with a population of around 1450.[1] Located on the south east corner of Bathurst Island, Nguiu is approximately 70 km north of Darwin. Image File history File links Australia_Melville_Island. ... Image File history File links Australia_Melville_Island. ... Landsat 7 imagery of the Tiwi Islands. ... Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Melville Island lies off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. ... Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (22 May 1762 - 27 July 1834), the elder son of the second earl. ... There is also Bathurst Island, Northern Territory off the coast of Australia Categories: Canada-place stubs | Islands of Canada ...
Bathurst and Melville Islands are known as the Tiwi Islands.
BathurstIsland lies 80 km to the north of Darwin across the Beagle Gulf and covers an area of 2 600 sq.
King sailed between Bathurst and Melville Islands and was the first European to discover the dangers of the changing tides in the narrow Apsley Strait.
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