Wessel Islands
Encyclopedia
The Wessel Islands are a group of islands belonging to the Northern Territory
of Australia. They extend in a more or less straight line from Buckingham Bay
and the Napier Peninsula of Arnhem Land
, and Elcho Island
, to the northeast. Marchinbar Island
is the largest of the group. Other islands include Elcho Island
, Rimbija Island
(the most outlying island), Guluwuru Island, Raragala Island
, Stevens Island, Burgunngura Island, Djeergaree Island, Yargara Island, Drysdale Island
, Jirrgari Island, Graham Island, Alger Island, Abbott Island
, and Howard Island
.
Bumaga Island
and Warnawi Island
, both part of the Wessel Islands group, are also part of the Cunningham Islands
.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
of Australia. They extend in a more or less straight line from Buckingham Bay
Buckingham Bay
Buckingham Bay is a large, rectangular bay on the northern coast of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies 520 km east of Darwin and 120 km west of Nhulunbuy.-Description:...
and the Napier Peninsula of Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land
The Arnhem Land Region is one of the five regions of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around 500 km from the territory capital Darwin. The region has an area of 97,000 km² which also covers the area of Kakadu National...
, and Elcho Island
Elcho Island
Elcho Island is an island off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. It is located at the southern end of the Wessel Islands group located in the East Arnhem Region. The island's largest community is the settlement of Galiwin'ku....
, to the northeast. Marchinbar Island
Marchinbar Island
Marchinbar Island is the largest island in the Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Australia, in the Arafura Sea. It is separated from Rimbija Island, the most northeasterly of the Wessel Islands, by a narrow channel, which is less than 400 metres across at its narrowest point...
is the largest of the group. Other islands include Elcho Island
Elcho Island
Elcho Island is an island off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. It is located at the southern end of the Wessel Islands group located in the East Arnhem Region. The island's largest community is the settlement of Galiwin'ku....
, Rimbija Island
Rimbija Island
Rimbija Island is the northernmost island of the Wessel Islands group in the Northern Territory of Australia. The most northerly point of the small island is called Cape Wessel. It is separated from Marchinbar Island by a narrow strait.-External links:*...
(the most outlying island), Guluwuru Island, Raragala Island
Raragala Island
Raragala Island is one of the Wessel Islands in Northern Territory, Australia. Its area is 89 km²....
, Stevens Island, Burgunngura Island, Djeergaree Island, Yargara Island, Drysdale Island
Drysdale Island
Drysdale Island is a large yet low lying island in the Wessel Islands group in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is 12.4 km long and up to 6.4 km wide...
, Jirrgari Island, Graham Island, Alger Island, Abbott Island
Abbott Island
Abbott Island is an island lying west of Davis Island in the south part of Bouquet Bay, off the northeast side of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57,...
, and Howard Island
Howard Island
Howard Island is an island in the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, Australia. It belongs to East Arnhem Shire, and is evenly divided between Gumurr Gatjirrk Ward in the west and Gumurr Marthakal Ward in the east. The only settlements are two family outstations...
.
Bumaga Island
Bumaga Island
Bumaga Island is an island in both the Wessel Islands group and the Cunningham Islands group in the Northern Territory of Australia.-External links:*...
and Warnawi Island
Warnawi Island
Warnawi Island is a small island which is part of both the Wessel Islands group and the Cunningham Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is one of two islands to do, the other being Bumaga Island.-External links:*...
, both part of the Wessel Islands group, are also part of the Cunningham Islands
Cunningham Islands
The Cunningham Islands is a small group of islands located south of the Wessel Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia. Both Bumaga Island and Warnawi Island are in the Cunningham Islands group and the Wessel Islands group.-External links:*...
.