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Croker Group

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]

Croker Group
Croker Group is located in Northern Territory
Croker Group
Croker Group
New Year Island (Northern Territory, Australia)
Geography
LocationArafura Sea
Coordinates11°06′S 132°42′E / 11.1°S 132.7°E / -11.1; 132.7
Administration
Australia
StateNorthern Territory
RegionTop End
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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

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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
Name Area Location
Croker Island 331 km2 11°08′00″S 132°33′00″E / 11.1333331°S 132.55°E / -11.1333331; 132.55 (Croker Island)
Peacock Island 0.09 km2[2] 11°01′30″S 132°27′29″E / 11.025°S 132.458°E / -11.025; 132.458 (Peacock Island)
Oxley Island 2 km2 11°00′00″S 132°49′34″E / 11.00°S 132.826°E / -11.00; 132.826 (Oxley Island)
New Year Island 1 km2 10°54′29″S 133°01′52″E / 10.908°S 133.031°E / -10.908; 133.031 (New Year Island)
McCluer Island 9 km2 [3] 11°04′S 133°00′E / 11.07°S 133.0°E / -11.07; 133.0 (McCluer Island)
Lawson Island 3 km2 11°03′S 132°52′E / 11.05°S 132.86°E / -11.05; 132.86 (Lawson Island)
Delphinia Island 0.6 km2 11°04′56″S 132°52′39″E / 11.0823°S 132.8775°E / -11.0823; 132.8775 (Delphinia Island)
Grant Island 12 km2 11°09′22″S 132°53′24″E / 11.156°S 132.89°E / -11.156; 132.89 (Grant Island)
Valencia Island 3 km2 11°22′59″S 132°47′06″E / 11.383°S 132.785°E / -11.383; 132.785 (Valencia Island)
Cowlard Island 0.02 km2 11°19′00″S 132°47′01″E / 11.31669°S 132.78366°E / -11.31669; 132.78366 (Cowlard Island)
Templer Island 1 km2 11°17′21″S 132°43′41″E / 11.28927°S 132.727976°E / -11.28927; 132.727976 (Templer Island)
Darch Island 6 km2 11°11′43″S 132°39′45″E / 11.19519°S 132.662578°E / -11.19519; 132.662578 (Darch Island)

See also

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References

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  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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