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{{Short description|Island in Northern Territory, Australia}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Inglis Island''' is the largest of a group called |
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{{About|the island in Northern Territory, Australia|the island in Andaman Islands|Inglis Island (Ritchie's Archipelago)}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Inglis Island''' is the largest of a group called the English Company's Islands, in [[Northern Territory]], Australia. It is 23.4 km long and up to 7 km wide. Its area is 83.5 km<sup>2</sup>, and it reaches a height of 70 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://islands.unep.ch/IJA.htm#1109 |title=Islands of Australia - Inglis|access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-date=4 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404022352/http://islands.unep.ch/IJA.htm#1109 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The distance to the mainland south of it is 2.5 km at the closest place, across Nalwarung Strait, which is the southwestern continuation of Malay Road. |
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The only settlements are two small [[Outstation (Aboriginal community)|family outstations]], ''Gonguruwuy'' in the west and ''Wurwula'' on the eastern tip of the island.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bushtel.nt.gov.au/northern_territory/region1/shire_id3/community_display?comm_num=548|title=BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 4 May 2024
Inglis Island is the largest of a group called the English Company's Islands, in Northern Territory, Australia. It is 23.4 km long and up to 7 km wide. Its area is 83.5 km2, and it reaches a height of 70 meters.[1] The distance to the mainland south of it is 2.5 km at the closest place, across Nalwarung Strait, which is the southwestern continuation of Malay Road.
The only settlements are two small family outstations, Gonguruwuy in the west and Wurwula on the eastern tip of the island.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Islands of Australia - Inglis". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT".
12°01′S 136°13′E / 12.017°S 136.217°E
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