Croker Group

Croker Group
Croker Group

New Year Island (Northern Territory, Australia)

Geography
Location Arafura Sea
Coordinates 11°06′S 132°42′E / 11.1°S 132.7°E / -11.1; 132.7Coordinates: 11°06′S 132°42′E / 11.1°S 132.7°E / -11.1; 132.7
Administration
Australia
State Northern Territory
Region Top End

The Croker Group is a group of island 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]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Territory Government: Sites of Conservation Significance" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bonzle: Peacock Island".
  3. ↑ "Bonzle: McCluer Island".

See also


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