Tiwi Islands
- Local Government Area
- Tiwi Islands
- Postcode
- 0822
- Population
- 194
- Area
- 7,449.77 km²
- Coordinates
- -11.5600, 130.8174
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Tiwi Islands
The Tiwi Islands (Tiwi: Ratuati Irara meaning 'two islands') are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, 80 km (50 mi) to the north of Darwin adjoining the Timor Sea. They comprise Melville Island, Bathurst Island, and nine smaller uninhabited islands, with a combined area of 8,320 square kilometres (3,212 sq mi). Inhabited before European settlement by the Tiwi (Tiwi: Tunuvivi), an Aboriginal Australian people, the islands' population was 2,348 at the 2021 census.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Milikapiti 24 km
- Wurrumiyanga 30 km
- Pirlangimpi 47 km
- Vernon Islands 62 km
- Gunn Point 72 km
- Glyde Point 75 km