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Department of Natural Resources,Environment and the Arts

FINAL REPORT FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Introduced Animals on Northern Territory Islands: improving

Australia’s ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals.

Prepared by: Brooke Rankmore Biodiversity Conservation Unit, Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts. PO Box 496, Palmerston, Northern Territory Australia 0831 © The Northern Territory Government (2005). Published November 2005 Information contained in this publication may be copied or reproduced for study, research, information or educational purposes, subject to inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. This report should be cited as: Rankmore, B. (2005). Introduced Animals on Northern Territory Islands: improving Australia’s ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals. Biodiversity Conservation Unit, Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts. Northern Territory, Australia. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments or the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Heritage and the Northern Territory Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts respectively. This project (ID number: 49530) was funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage through the national threat abatement component of the Natural Heritage Trust.

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Introduction

Islands play a significant role in the conservation of Australia’s flora and fauna. The

isolation of islands protects their inhabitants from threatening processes occurring on the

mainland. Within the Northern Territory much of the information on island biota has

been collected ad hoc, and is not based on intensive systematic surveys. However,

intensive fauna and flora surveys have been conducted on the Tiwi Islands (Woinarski et

al. 2003), the Wessel and English Company Islands (Woinarski 1998), the Sir Edward

Pellew Islands (Johnson and Kerle 1991; Taylor et al. 2004a) (although only the major

islands in the group were studied during both surveys), Groote Eylandt (Webb 1992)

(although this study only surveyed a small area on the western side of the island) and

Indian Island (Wilkins et al. 1999). Many other major islands (Maria, Bickerton and

islands off Groote Eylandt) and island groups (Vernon, Goulburn, Peron, Sir George

Hope, Cunningham and Crocodile Islands) remain unsurveyed.

Methodology

Islands were determined by editing a GIS spatial layer of tenure within the Northern

Territory. All areas outside the extent of the coastline were selected to create an island

shapefile. The associated tenure table contained information on island name, centroid

coordinates, tenure, ownership and area. Topographic maps were assessed to identify if

islands were joined to the mainland (artificially or naturally) and to confirm they were

true islands. True islands were considered to be separated from the mainland and remain

above the sea at all times. Islands that were identified as partly exposed reefs or that were

completely inundated at high tide were eliminated from the sample.

Records of introduced vertebrate animals on islands were obtained from the Northern

Territory Fauna Atlas (unpublished), a previous national database of mammal

distributions on islands (Abbott and Burbidge 1995), and collation of unpublished records

from DIPE staff and other local experts. Species observations from the atlas were

intersected over Northern Territory islands, to obtain a fauna list for each island, with all

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records of introduced fauna being selected. Records of exotic ant species were obtained

from Alan Andersen of CSIRO, Darwin.

All information on island chacteristics and feral animals were collated into four

databases. Descriptions of the databases associated with this report can be found in the

Appendix.

Northern Territory Islands

The Northern Territory has a total of 398 islands, of which 215 are larger than 20

hectares: these are the islands for which data were collected. A large proportion of these

islands occur within four major archipelagos; the Crocodile (17 islands), Wessel and

Cunningham (21 islands), English Company (11 islands) and the Sir Edward Pellew (30

islands) groups.

The majority of islands (168) are Aboriginal freehold land. Thirteen islands are

maintained in some form as Northern Territory conservation reserves (see Legislation)

and another three islands are part of Kakadu National Park. Seventy-two islands remain

un-named and do not occur within the Gazetteer of Australia (Geoscience website

http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names).

Exotic Animals

Thirty-one islands (14%) within the Northern Territory currently have or have had at

least one introduced fauna species, with sixteen vertebrate and nine invertebrate

introduced species having been recorded. However, this number is likely to increase as

the Cane Toad Bufo marinus continues to expand its range in northern Australia.

The feral species recorded on the most islands are: dog (13 islands), cat (10 islands),

asian house gecko (9 islands), cane toads (8 islands), goat and cattle (7 islands each).

Some large islands have few or no exotic animal species (fig 1). Bickerton Island has no

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introduced species recorded, however, it should be noted that this island has not been

scientifically surveyed. Dogs are the only introduced species to occur on Marchinbar

Island (20 860 ha) in the Wessel archipelago and an eradication program is planned to

commence later this year. Bathurst Island, part of the Tiwi islands has only two

introduced vertebrate species recorded, pigs and cattle.

Log Area (ha)

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Howard

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Figure 1: The relationship of islands size (log area ha) and the number of exotic species present on the island, showing the best line of fit. Historically, introduced species frequently occur on islands permanently inhabited by

humans or on islands close to the mainland, where species have been able to cross

naturally. The Cane toad has already colonized many, if not all islands in the Sir Edward

Pellew archipelago, washed out onto the islands from the mouth of the McArthur River in

large floods during the 2002/2003 season. The Northern Territory Government has

implemented an extensive education program to prevent Cane Toads reaching islands,

and to communicate more widely the value to biodiversity of islands generally.

Few eradication programs have been conducted on islands off the Northern Territory

coast. Dogs were successfully eradicated from Wigram Island in the late 1990s at the

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request of the traditional owner and because of concerns about their impacts upon

biodiversity. Two eradication programs are planned to begin later this year. The Gumurr

Marthakal Rangers from Elcho Island will be carrying out a dog baiting program on

Marchinbar Island, to protect the Northern Territory’s only Golden Bandicoot population.

The Mabunji Sea Rangers from Borroloola have received funding to eradicate goats from

West Island in the Sir Edward Pellew archipelago. The NT DIPE is currently working

with the Tiwi Land Council to attempt to eradicate a population of feral pigs introduced

to Melville Island within the last decade (pers comm. K. Saalfield). Other species

introduced to islands have died out naturally, with cattle and goats having been unable to

persist on Black Craggy Island in the Sir Edward Pellew group.

Natural Spread of Exotic Animals

There are many factors that will affect the likelihood of islands being naturally invaded

by exotic animals, including; the swimming ability of the invading species, distance of

the island from the mainland, distance to the nearest landmass, tides and currents, and

location of large rivers on the mainland. As archipelagoes contain many islands with

varying distances between them, it is hard to provide information about the natural spread

of exotic animals between islands. If an exotic animal were to establish itself on an

island, an evaluation would need to be made on a case by case basis.

Here I provide a brief review of the information available on the natural spread of exotic

animals from the mainland to islands in the Northern Territory (see WA database for

Australia wide information).

Cane Toad. There have been several observations of cane toads spawning in brackish

water, calling on tidal mudflats, swimming in the sea and crossing 600 m of salt water

between two islands (see Lever 2001). The cane toad is known to occur on eight islands

in the Northern Territory, five if which occur within the Sir Edward Pellew Islands.

These islands were colonised by cane toads in late wet season of 2001/02 (Steve Johnston

pers. comm.) after several heavy rainfall events. It appears the toads were swept out to

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sea in the floodwaters of the McArthur River, the delta of which is adjacent to the islands.

Toads have now been recorded on all of the major islands in the group (West, South

West, Centre, North and Vanderlin) (Taylor et al. 2004). It is not known how many of the

smaller islands in this group have cane toads. North Island is the most distant of the

larger islands in the group from the mainland (28 km).

The other three islands with intermittent cane toad records are Elcho, Howard and

Milingimbi islands. Elcho and Howard Island are located close to the mainland, being at

the closest point 0.96 and 0.1 km from the mainland where cane toads are known to

occur. However, strong currents in these narrow channels may provide some barrier to

invasion. Like islands in the Sir Edward Pellews, Milingimbi Island occurs in a river

delta and is close to the mainland (0.38 km) and is therefore highly vulnerable to cane

toad invasion.

Cats and Dogs: All known occurrences of feral cats and dogs on islands in the Northern

Territory are because of deliberate releases. (See WA database for examples natural

spread of cats to Australian islands).

Water Buffalo, Deer and Pigs: Water buffalo have been recorded moving across channels

between Crocker Island (2.26 km) and Inglis Island (3.03 km) from the mainland. As

many of the Northern Territory’s islands are within a few kilometers of the mainland we

should assume that water buffalo are capable of crossing a channel of up to 4 km wide.

Sambar Deer have also become established on Crocker Island after crossing the channel

from the mainland. There are no known records of pigs crossing channels from the

mainland in the Northern Territory.

Legislation

The Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act (2005) applies to parks declared under

section 12. The only island reserve declared under section 12 is North Island (Barranyi

National Park). A further seven islands are located within the boundary of Gurig Gunak

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Barlu National Park. Legislatively, these islands fall under the Cobourg Peninsular

Aboriginal Land, Sanctuary and Marine Park Act (2000). However, as stated within that

act, Parts IV and VIII and sections 112, 113, 115, 118 and 119 of the Territory Parks and

Wildlife Conservation Act (2005) apply to the sanctuary as though it were a park within

the meaning of that Act.

Indian and the Vernon islands, although conservation reserves are not declared and thus

are not subject to the requirements of the Conservation Act. These reserves are protected

and managed under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws (2002). Part

of Channel Island is managed as a conservation reserve through an agreement with the

Power and Water Authority under Section 74 of the Territory Parks and Wildlife

Conservation Act (2005). A further three islands are protected under federal legislation as

part of Kakadu National Park.

An amendment is being drafted to the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act

(2005). That will make provision for the declaration of feral animal exclusion areas and

will make it an offence to transport designated feral animals into the exclusion areas.

Management

Management plans are only required for islands declared under section 12 of the

Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act (2005). The Barranyi (North Island)

National Park Draft Plan of Management (2004) (http://www.nt.gov.au/ipe/pwcnt)

includes management outcomes for control of feral animals within the parks, but does not

specify any plans of management to deal with the intentional or unintentional

introduction of feral animals to the island. There is currently no formal plan of

management for Gurig Gunak Barlu National Park, and thus no management dealing with

the intentional or unintentional introduction of feral animals to islands.

The three islands that form part of Kakadu National Park are maintained under the

Kakadu National Park Plan of Management 1999-2004. Regular monitoring takes place

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on these three islands. This includes annual turtle surveys for both nesting data and data

on levels and sources of predation on nests, and fauna surveys which have revealed no

introduced animals are currently present on these three islands. Some introduced plants

are present on these islands, but not to levels of concern. There are also regular patrols

along the coastal area of the park, including the islands. A new plan of management for

the Park is currently in preparation which will consider strategic directions for the

management of coastal and marine areas of the park, including these islands (Parks

Australia, pers. comm.).

References Abbott, I. and Burbidge, A.A., (1995) The occurence of mammal species on the islands of Australia: a summary of existing knowledge. CALM Science. 1: 259-324. Johnson, K.A. and Kerle, J.A., (1991). Flora and Vertebrate Fauna of the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands, Northern Territory. Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, Alice Springs, Lever, C., (2001). The Cane Toad. The History and Ecology of a Successful Colonist. Westbury Academic and Scientific Publishing, Otley Taylor, R., Woinarski, J., Charlie, A., Dixon, R. and Pracy, D., (2004). Mammal survey of the Pellew Islands, October 2003. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Webb, G.P.L., (1992). Flora and fauna surveys on the western side of Groote Eylandt, N.T. (1991-1992). Wilkins, P.J., McCartney, J. and Mc Leod, B., (1999). Biological Survey of Indian island forest reserve. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Woinarski, J., Brennan, K., Hempel, C., Armstrong, M., Milne, D. and Chatto, R., (2003). Draft Biodiversity Conservation on the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory: Part 2. Fauna. Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, Darwin, Woinarski, J.C.Z., (1998). Wildlife of the English Company (and Wessel) Islands, North-east Arnhem Land. Report to the Australian Heritage Commission, Part 1: Review Papers. Parks and Wildlife Technical Report 64.

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Appendix: Description of Databases Database 1 Database 1 is a Microsoft Excel worksheet listing all islands within the NT, (both marine and estuarine) with an area equal to or greater than 20 ha. Following the format of the WA islands database, islands that are comprised wholly of mangrove or a mixture of mangrove and mudflats were not included. Islands largely made up of mangrove and/or mudflats but including areas of land permanently above the high tide mark are included. Column A ‘ISLAND NAME’ is the island’s official name. Island names are consistent with the Gazetteer of Australia (Geoscience website http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names). Islands that have not been officially named are denoted as ‘unnamed’ with information of their location provided. Islands that have no official name, but have been provided with a name for research are denoted as ‘unnamed’ with the name given to the island and the accompanying reference the name was used in provided in brackets. Columns B and C show the island’s centroid decimal latitude and longitude, provided in the datum GDA94. Data for all islands comes from the Northern Territory cadastral information, provided by the Northern Territory Land and Information Service. Column D ‘ARCHIPELAGO/GROUP’ gives the archipelago or group of islands of which the island is part. This column is left blank where the island is not part of a group. Column E ‘INDNAME’ provides the indigenous name of the island, recognized by the traditional aboriginal people of the area. Many of indigenous names were obtained from traditional owners during surveys of the islands by staff from the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. This column is left blank where the indigenous name of the island is unknown. Column F ‘GAZETTEER’ displays a ‘yes’ if the island is included in the Gazetteer of Australia 2002 (Geoscience website http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names). Column G‘AREA_HA’ is the area of the island in hectares. The area of all islands was obtained from Northern Territory cadastral information. Column H ‘LAND TENURE CATEGORY’ supplies the nationally consist broad based classification of land tenure used by Geoscience Australia, comprising of 14 land tenure types currently in use by the relevant State/Territory and Commonwealth land administration agencies. Column I ‘LAND STATUS’ displays the legal land status for the Northern Territory. Column J ‘OWNERSHIP’ shows the organization or group that owns or is responsible for the management of the island. A large number of NT islands are aboriginal owned. This column lists the aboriginal land trust or association responsible for the island. For all

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islands not listed as aboriginal freehold, where a government agency is responsible, the agency is listed. Islands owned as part of a pastoral lease are listed as ‘private’. Column K ‘NT BIOREGION’ shows the NT bioregion in which the island is located. Column L ‘JOINED?’ lists information where the island is known to be naturally or artificially joined to another land mass. Islands may be naturally joined by mudflats at low tide or artificially by a bridge etc; otherwise it is shown as ‘no’. If there is a very narrow channel at low tide (that may be traversed by feral animals), this has been noted recorded. Column M ‘SURVEYED?’ contains a ‘yes’ if there has been, based on my judgment, an adequate assessment of the island to provide a reasonable assurance that feral animals are present or absent from the island. It should be noted that in many circumstances the islands were surveyed many years ago and the information may not be current. Also, as the Cane Toad moves across the Northern Territory, the number of islands invaded by this feral species is likely to increase. It is likely that there are more islands that have been reached by this species, where reports are unconfirmed. Database 2 Database 2 provides a list of all Northern Territory islands with an area equal to or greater than 20 ha, where available information shows the presence of an exotic vertebrate and/or ant species, at some stage since European settlement. Exotic species are defined as species not indigenous to Australia. Unlike the WA database native species not native to the islands have not been included. Only one native species has been introduced onto islands in the Northern Territory. In 2003, the Northern Quoll Dasyurus hallucatus was introduced onto Astell and Pobasso islands, part of the English Company islands off the north-eastern coast of Arnhem Land, because of the impending threat of the cane toad Bufo marinus as it invaded the Northern Territory. An island will have multiple entries where more than one exotic species has been recorded. Columns A to J inclusive are copied information from Database 1. Column K ‘EXOTIC VERTEBRATE SPECIES’ shows the exotic vertebrate species present on the island. Common and scientific names are provided for each species. Following the WA database the dingo (Canis lupus dingo) is treated as an exotic. Many island populations have hybridized with domestic dogs, thus where the distinction between the two species is unclear the exotic species is listed as ‘Dog or Dingo’ along with the scientific name for the dingo provided.

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Column L ‘EXOTIC ANT SPECIES’ shows the exotic ant species present on the island. Common and scientific names are provided for each species. Column M ‘REFERENCES’ lists the reference numbers providing the records of the exotic vertebrate and ant species. Full references are provided in Database 5. Column N ‘STATUS/COMMENT’ supplies relevant notes on the current status of the exotic species and where available information on how the species came to be on the island. Database 3 Database 3 is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet listing all islands within the NT with an area equal to or greater than 20 ha, with no known occurrence of exotic species. This list includes all islands from Database 1, minus the islands occurring in Database 2. Columns A to L are copied from Database 1. Database 4 Database 4 is a Microsoft Excel worksheet lists information on island archipelagos and groups off the Northern Territory coastline. The major archipelagos (Sir Edward Pellew, Wessel, Cunningham, English Company and Crocodile) contain many islands with varying distances between them. Column A ‘ARCHIPELAGO / ISLAND GROUP’ provides the archipelago or group name. Column B and C show the archipelago’s centroid decimal latitude and longitude. (Obtained from the Geoscience website http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names). Column D ‘NUMBER OF ISLANDS AND ISLETS’ provides the number of islands and islets within the archipelago or group. For the major archipelagos the number of islands is considered an approximation, as the cadastral information used as a GIS layer had several entries for many of the islands. A review of information about the spread of feral animals on islands in the Northern Territory is discussed in the report above.

Stage 1 - Database 1: Introduced Species on Northern Territory Islands (Com ID: 49530)

Island NameDecimal

LatDecimal

Long GROUP_NAME INDNAME Gazetteer AREA_HA_ Land Tenure Category Land Status Ownership NT Bioregion Joined? Surveyed?

ALGER ISLAND 135.96611 -11.87810 CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Toombuli Yes 845.333 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

ANGARMBULUMARDJA ISLAND 136.63495 -13.66611 Yes 169.956 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

ASTELL ISLAND 136.39856 -11.88248 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Yinbadak Yes 1264.439 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

BANYAN ISLAND 135.21349 -12.25819 Yes 4943.473 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast

not an off shore island No

BARRON ISLAND 132.35042 -12.17392 Djidbordu Yes 450.472 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve Kakadu National Park Darwin Coastal no Yes

BAT ISLAND 134.17367 -12.10151 Yes 376.139 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast


BATHURST ISLAND 130.32948 -11.57578 Yes 169319.353 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no Yes

BEATRICE ISLAND 135.78374 -15.09723 Yes 93.916 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdAboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Darwin Coastal no No

BEER-EATER ISLAND 130.39415 -12.60944 Yes 231.291 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

BICKERTON ISLAND 136.20258 -13.76099 Yes 22591.931 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

BLACK CRAGGY 136.66300 -15.60325 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 464.829 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no Yes

BOOJIRAGI ISLAND 134.92389 -12.06140 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Yes 158.615 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

BOSANQUET ISLAND 136.33246 -11.95620 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Mudumudunga Yes 155.047 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

BREMER ISLAND 136.81078 -12.10848 Yes 1678.628 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

BRIDGLAND ISLAND 136.67141 -12.87556 Yes 45.543 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

BUCHANAN ISLAND 130.65224 -11.81674 Yes 118.066 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

BUMAGA ISLAND 136.08744 -11.75866 WESSEL ISLANDS Yes 374.751 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

BURFORD ISLAND 131.95538 -11.48200 Yes 212.053 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park ReserveCobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

BURGUNNGURA ISLAND 136.08163 -11.59497 CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Yes 263.502 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

BURNEY ISLAND 136.23980 -13.59148 Yes 476.961 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

BUSTARD ISLAND 136.38967 -13.70622 Yes 254.755 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

CENTRE ISLAND 136.75441 -15.70324 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 8498.381 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coast no Yes

CHANNEL ISLAND 130.86584 -12.55468 Yes 117.396 Freehold Conservation reservePower and Water Authority Darwin Coastal

via bridge/roadwa No

CHASM ISLAND 136.58817 -13.66261 Yes 299.798 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

CLUMP ISLAND 129.60260 -14.84292 Yes 2845.205 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease PerpetualNorthern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no No

CONNEXION ISLAND 136.35238 -13.82895 Yes 1049.289 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

COOL YAL YOU MA ISLAND 136.22569 -13.44200 Yes 24.634 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

COTTON ISLAND 136.47295 -11.85072 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Bandaguwami Yes 2114.311 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

CROCODILE ISLAND 134.84526 -12.02471 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Yes 918.104 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

CROCODILE ISLAND 130.62429 -12.68587 Yes 46.012 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

CROKER ISLAND 132.54562 -11.16477 Yes 32410.355 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

DARBADA ISLAND 134.81263 -12.03227 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Yes 590.647 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

DARCH ISLAND 132.66137 -11.20010 Yes 596.404 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no


Island NameDecimal

LatDecimal


DJEERGAREE ISLAND 136.20037 -11.62871 WESSEL ISLANDS Dirrkarri Yes 318.223 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

DORCHERTY ISLAND 129.50813 -14.09090 Yes 3183.703 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdDaly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Darwin Coastal no no

DRIFTWOOD ISLAND 129.60741 -14.91852 Yes 817.258 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease PerpetualNorthern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no no

DRYSDALE ISLAND 136.00108 -11.68087 CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Yirringa Yes 4996.830 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

DUDLY ISLAND 136.72621 -12.88667 No 33.276 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

DUM IN MIRRIE ISLAND 130.38016 -12.63192 Yes 737.533 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no noEAST VERNON ISLAND 131.09279 -12.06653 Yes 1251.271 Nature Conservation Reserve Reserve Crown/CLC Darwin Coastal no no

EDWARD ISLAND 135.61398 -14.50484 Yes 630.304 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

ELCHO ISLAND 135.80063 -11.91494 Galiwinku Yes 28243.985 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

ENDYALGOUT ISLAND 132.57577 -11.68434 Yes 11900.611 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast

not an off shore island no

ENTRANCE ISLAND 129.70042 -15.17255 Yes 1532.441 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease PerpetualNorthern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no no

ENTRANCE ISLAND 134.21422 -11.95954 Yes 126.145 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease PerpetualNorthern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no no

FIELD ISLAND 132.37705 -12.10870 Kardangarl Yes 4429.381 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve Kakadu National Park Darwin Coastal no Yes

FINCH ISLAND 136.57610 -13.72717 Yes 76.105 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

FOWLER ISLAND 135.96786 -13.33387 Yes 163.124 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

GANANGGARNGUR ISLAND 134.98784 -12.08284 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Yes 493.247 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

GANUMBALI ISLAND 136.02137 -12.47622 Yes 47.838 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

GILBERT ISLAND 136.65570 -15.58768 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 28.282 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

GOONINNAH ISLAND 136.37531 -13.31686 Yes 94.411 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

GRAHAM ISLAND 135.95682 -11.75068 CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Yes 922.672 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

GRANT ISLAND 132.88753 -11.15693 Yes 1274.071 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

GREENHILL ISLAND 132.12862 -11.59750 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS Yes 1759.743 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdCobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

GROOTE EYLANDT 136.64254 -13.98233 Yes 228522.003 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

GROSE ISLAND 130.41878 -12.57939 Buttyerahit Yes 644.486 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no no

GULUWURU ISLAND 136.41740 -11.51809 WESSEL ISLANDS Guluwurru Yes 4097.206 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

GWAKURA ISLAND 136.02299 -12.18291 Yes 86.670 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

HARDY ISLAND 136.04975 -12.29547 Yes 379.571 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

HAWK ISLAND 136.89927 -13.66989 Yes 226.718 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

HAWKNEST ISLAND 136.40762 -13.62882 Yes 260.059 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

HOBLER ISLAND 136.60805 -15.74937 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 524.381 Crown Leasehold Perpetual Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coastnot an off shore island No

HOWARD ISLAND 135.39657 -12.15310 Langarra Yes 27324.775 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast

not an off shore island no

INDIAN ISLAND 130.51363 -12.63541 Yes 2702.311 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no Yes

INGLIS ISLAND 136.26013 -12.02641 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Yes 8163.716 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes


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LatDecimal


IRRITITU ISLAND 130.94914 -11.93609 Yes 159.147 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourgnot an off shore island no

ISLE WOODAH 136.14580 -13.46238 Yes 6435.611 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

JENSEN ISLAND 136.68833 -11.13768 WESSEL ISLANDS Yes 70.698 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

JIRRGARI ISLAND 136.13887 -11.70511 WESSEL ISLANDS Djirrgari Yes 744.964 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

JOLLY ISLET 136.94416 -15.77025 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 101.643 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

KARSLAKE ISLAND 130.65975 -11.32242 Yes 79.942 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdAboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Cobourg no no

LABU ISLET 136.71952 -15.76195 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 42.726 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coast no Yes

LANE ISLAND 136.93037 -13.66416 Yes 55.073 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

LAWSON ISLAND 132.86385 -11.05410 Yes 325.596 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

LITTLE VANDERLIN ISLAND 137.06983 -15.86150 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 48.241 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

LOW ISLAND 136.17010 -12.37200 Yes 22.759 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

MALLISON ISLAND 136.12888 -12.18553 Yes 1247.093 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

MARCHINBAR ISLAND 136.61948 -11.24133 WESSEL ISLANDS Martjanba Yes 20860.030 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

MARDANAINGURA ISLAND 134.94982 -12.08515 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Yes 331.861 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

MARIA ISLAND 135.72583 -14.87552 Yes 3914.511 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease PerpetualNorthern Territory Land Corporation Gulf Coast no no

MARRINAN ISLAND 136.10692 -13.44537 Yes 31.286 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

MCCLUER ISLAND 132.99626 -11.06791 No 800.946 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

MCNAMARA ISLAND 136.62314 -12.86304 Yes 104.612 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

MELVILLE ISLAND 130.95229 -11.55344 Yes 578584.519 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no Yes

MILINGIMBI ISLAND 134.88698 -12.09266 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Yorrwi Yes 4948.611 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast


MOGOGOUT ISLAND 132.45487 -11.62448 Yes 105.782 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park ReserveCobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

MOOROONGGA ISLAND 135.08299 -11.93600 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Murrungga No 2068.372 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

MORGAN ISLAND 136.09016 -13.46576 Yes 705.090 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

MORSE ISLAND 132.30942 -11.58336 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS Yes 778.526 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdCobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

MURRENGINYA ISLAND 137.25000 -16.05000 Yes 91.310 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coastnot an off shore island No

MYOORLKA ISLAND 137.25000 -16.05000 Yes 42.340 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coastnot an off shore island No

NEW YEAR ISLAND 133.03316 -10.91075 Yes 77.310 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

NICOL ISLAND 136.25464 -13.45313 Yes 468.285 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - (Kidney island - Woinarski et al 1998) 136.44945 -11.84527 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS No 45.897 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

no name - (South island in Woinarski et al 1998) - off west coast of Marchinbar 136.72121 -11.08048 WESSEL ISLANDS No 41.772 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - at the mouth of South Alligator River 132.37498 -12.22260 No 57.450 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve Kakadu National Park Darwin Coastal



Island NameDecimal

LatDecimal

Long GROUP_NAME INDNAME Gazetteer AREA_HA_ Land Tenure Category Land Status Ownership NT Bioregion Joined? Surveyed?no name - between Dum in Mirrie island and the mainland 130.36369 -12.66953 No 75.310 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no Nono name - between Howard island and the mainland 135.37148 -12.18799 No 68.402 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast


no name - between Howard island and the mainland 135.56454 -12.12128 No 57.293 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - between Howard island and the mainland 135.57524 -12.11041 No 23.261 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - between Inglis and Bosanquet islands (middle Bosanquet - Woinarski et al 1998) 136.31787 -11.96870 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Dharawul No 55.043 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - between Lawson and Grant islands 132.87581 -11.08278 No 45.752 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - between mainland and Milingimbi island 134.82350 -12.05335 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP No 52.292 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold





















no name - between mainland and South West island 136.56902 -15.73440 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP No 260.702 Crown Leasehold Perpetual Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast










no name - between mainland and South West island 136.62108 -15.76348 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP No 124.522 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Gulf Coast no No







no name - between mainland and South west Vernon island 130.99834 -12.15904 No 64.441 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal

to mainland at low tides No

no name - between mainland and South west Vernon island 131.01791 -12.14890 No 39.533 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease Perpetual


to mainland at low tides No

no name - Big Bromby (Woinarski et al.1998) 136.66452 -11.83260 BROMBY ISLANDS Guymungura No 281.075 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - Bromby 2 (Woinarski et al.1998) 136.57374 -11.86820 BROMBY ISLANDS Yamanja No 61.554 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - E of Cape Beatrice, off E coast of Groote Eylandt 136.95795 -14.29772 No 43.042 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - E of Crocker island 132.82120 -11.01379 No 135.014 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - E of Groote Eylandt in Dalumbu Bay 136.79146 -14.09685 No 30.455 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - E of Groote Eylandt in Port Langdon 136.74264 -13.69299 No 120.869 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Island NameDecimal

LatDecimal


no name - E of Mooroongga island 135.14787 -11.91134 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP No 65.310 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - E of North Point island and N of Groote Eylandt 136.73190 -13.64240 No 28.172 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - east of Angarmbulumardja island 136.64889 -13.66131 No 111.345 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - east of Burney island 136.27088 -13.59520 No 36.954 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - east of Centre island 136.81383 -15.73774 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP No 402.573 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coast

connected to Centre island at very low tides No

no name - in bay off Melville bay 136.48899 -12.01035 No 75.280 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, in Keyling Inlet 129.69972 -14.79960 No 1097.179 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Daly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust

Victoria Bonaparte no No

no name - in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, New Moon Inlet 129.66251 -14.62976 No 8524.132 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, SW of MacAdam range 129.65763 -14.74205 No 30.596 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - in Melville Bay 136.74338 -12.25539 No 35.062 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - in the Gulf 137.46716 -16.15522 No 110.745 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coastto mainland at low tides No

no name - in the mouth of the Jesse (Aliu) River 131.02337 -11.39853 No 27.146 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg


no name - in the mouth of the Victoria River 129.59319 -15.04014 No 697.824 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - just off the mainland near Vanderlin island 136.98113 -15.87125 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP No 630.516 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast no No

no name - near Bustard island 136.37793 -13.71848 No 35.808 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - near Chasm island 136.60413 -13.66769 No 27.347 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - near Dorcherty island 129.58679 -14.09298 No 32.968 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdDaly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Darwin Coastal no No

no name - near North Point island 136.68302 -13.64134 No 101.829 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name - next to Banyan island 135.27491 -12.24646 No 216.176 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast

connected to the mainland at low tides No

no name - North island in Woinarski et al 1998) - off west coast of Marchinbar 136.72564 -11.07025 WESSEL ISLANDS No 22.690 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - off E coast of Groote Eylandt 136.95883 -14.22520 No 56.979 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold






no name - off N coast of Bathurst island 130.27942 -11.34181 No 37.826 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no Nono name - off north coast of Guluwura island 136.38667 -11.52010 WESSEL ISLANDS No 21.156 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - off north coast of Guluwura island 136.42969 -11.48300 WESSEL ISLANDS No 59.944 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


to Guluwuru island at low tides Yes

no name - off north coast of Raragala island 136.33974 -11.55426 WESSEL ISLANDS No 27.594 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - off S coast of Groote Eylandt, near Cape Beatrice 136.93444 -14.34994 No 43.975 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - off S coast of Groote Eylandt, near Marangala Bay 136.81910 -14.33470 No 22.735 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Island NameDecimal

LatDecimal

Long GROUP_NAME INDNAME Gazetteer AREA_HA_ Land Tenure Category Land Status Ownership NT Bioregion Joined? Surveyed?no name - off the coast of Marchinbar island 136.48892 -11.41477 WESSEL ISLANDS No 36.989 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - off the E coast of Endyalgout island 132.65887 -11.66685 No 223.046 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - off the north coast of Groote Eylandt 136.66978 -13.67073 No 471.304 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - off the north coast of Inglis island 136.12751 -12.02305 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS No 21.052 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - off the north coast of Inglis island 136.25030 -11.95928 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Munyana No 57.992 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name - W of Forsyth Creek 129.24094 -14.87803 No 2317.268 Crown Leasehold Crown Lease PerpetualNorthern Territory Land Corporation

Victoria Bonaparte


no name - west of Angarmbulumardja island 136.62386 -13.66717 No 37.209 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


no name between Grose and Beer-eater islands 130.40304 -12.59307 No 442.087 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no Nono name of the E coast of Dum In Mirrie island 130.39736 -12.63023 No 28.985 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

no name off West island 136.51035 -15.52597 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP No 31.882 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal Gulf Coast no No

no name off Winchelsea island 136.53236 -13.69463 No 58.169 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

no name on Brenton Bay, at mount to Johnston River 131.19836 -11.32651 No 487.724 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg


NORTH EAST ISLES 136.94332 -13.63836 Yes 423.737 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

NORTH GOULBURN ISLAND 133.46441 -11.50762 Yes 3976.698 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

NORTH ISLAND 136.86678 -15.57846 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 5577.666 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdBarranyi Aboriginal Land Trust Gulf Coast no Yes

NORTH POINT ISLAND 136.69308 -13.62848 Yes 148.838 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

NORTH WEST CROCODILE ISLAND 135.15818 -11.69893 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Bulpul Yes 285.268 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


NORTH WEST VERNON ISLAND 131.03232 -12.04618 Yes 1380.616 Nature Conservation Reserve ReserveConservation Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no No

NUNGKANANGKA ISLAND 135.73006 -14.29337 Yes 44.169 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

OBSERVATION ISLAND 136.90842 -15.61305 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 36.464 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

OXLEY ISLAND 132.82439 -10.98438 Yes 194.164 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

PALMERSTON ISLAND 130.29612 -13.33123 No 425.906 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

PERON ISLAND NORTH 130.02069 -13.14837 Yes 1916.546 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdDaly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Darwin Coastal no No

PERON ISLAND SOUTH 130.09537 -13.21001 Yes 537.629 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdDaly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Darwin Coastal no No

POBASSOO ISLAND 136.44555 -11.91027 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Baraku Yes 390.781 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

PROBABLE ISLAND 136.03520 -12.12808 Yes 736.906 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

QUAIL ISLAND 130.43382 -12.52030 Dooenda Yes 70.357 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

QUOIN ISLAND 129.54754 -14.88105 Yes 5677.449 Crown Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdNorthern Territory Land Corporation


RARAGALA ISLAND 136.24839 -11.62389 WESSEL ISLANDS Rarrakala Yes 9364.170 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

RED ISLET 136.72802 -15.65497 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 34.934 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coast no No

RIMBIJA ISLAND 136.74844 -11.01227 WESSEL ISLANDS Rrimbitja Yes 244.213 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

ROUND HILL ISLAND 136.08601 -13.31056 Yes 270.642 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

RUBY ISLAND 131.34901 -12.10625 Abagin Yes 179.227 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No


Island NameDecimal

LatDecimal


SIMS ISLAND 133.31667 -11.66475 Yes 50.749 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

SKULL ISLAND 136.79784 -15.60476 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 677.316 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no Yes

SOUTH GOULBURN ISLAND 133.37498 -11.63509 Yes 6206.176 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

SOUTH WEST ISLAND 136.66863 -15.72276 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 9198.441 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coast no Yes

SOUTH WEST VERNON ISLAND 131.02871 -12.11504 Yes 837.497 Nature Conservation Reserve ReserveConservation Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no No

STEEPCUT ROCK 137.09453 -15.72024 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 22.477 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

STEVENS ISLAND 136.11269 -11.55714 CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Mayawun'birri Yes 287.974 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

TEMPLER ISLAND 132.72526 -11.29155 Yes 115.837 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

TRUANT ISLAND 136.82263 -11.66831 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Gulirra Yes 305.159 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

TURTLE ISLAND 130.45695 -12.63315 Yes 40.214 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land CrownVictoria Bonaparte no No

URQUHART ISLET 136.95242 -15.50329 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 23.666 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

VALENCIA ISLAND 132.78778 -11.38577 Yes 289.534 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

VANDERLIN ISLAND 137.01182 -15.71665 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 26432.740 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal Gulf Coast no Yes

WANGOINDJUNG ISLAND 132.15343 -11.56817 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS Yes 30.984 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdCobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

WARLDAGAWAJI ISLAND 132.17044 -11.58387 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS Yes 65.761 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdCobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

WARNAWI ISLAND 136.03799 -11.79925 WESSEL ISLANDSYarraka or Yarrnjganjur Yes 241.752 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


WATSON ISLAND 136.80675 -15.57217 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 1422.429 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Marthandula Associat Gulf Coast no No

WEDGE ROCK 136.31942 -13.59161 Yes 23.705 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

WEST ISLAND 136.55492 -15.58462 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 12983.078 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal Gulf Coast no Yes

WHEATLEY ISLET 136.97889 -15.60418 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP Yes 42.778 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

WIGRAM ISLAND 136.56862 -11.77316 THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Manharrga Yes 2277.833 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no Yes

WINCHELSEA ISLAND 136.50268 -13.74647 Yes 4711.346 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

WUNMIYI ISLAND 132.33644 -11.52941 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS Yes 132.358 Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdCobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

YABOOMA ISLAND 134.94832 -12.04225 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Rapuma Yes 2497.899 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

YARGARA ISLAND 136.05968 -11.63910 CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Yes 157.934 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No

YARRANYA ISLAND 136.57425 -13.78159 Yes 84.635 Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Aboriginal Freehold and LeaseholdArnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no No


Island Name GROUP_NAME Decimal Lat Decimal Lon INDNAME AREA_HA_Land Tenure Category Land Status Ownership Joined? Exotic Vertebrate Species Exotic Ant Species References Status/Comment

BATHURST ISLAND TIWI ISLANDS 130.32948 -11.57578 169319.353Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Cat Felis catus 10 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Cattle Bos taurus 1, 10 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no

Dog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 10 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Pig Sus scrofa 1, 10 established



African big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala 10, 20 established



Tropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata 20 established



Black crazy ant, Paratrechina longicornis 10, 20 established



Ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum 10, 20 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Monomorium floricola 10, 20 established



Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis 10, 20 established



Singapore ant, Monomorium destructor 20 established



Tetramorium bicarinatum 20 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Tetramorium simillimum 10, 20 established

BLACK CRAGGY SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.66300 -15.60325 464.829Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association no Cattle Bos taurus 1, 4, 15 died out

BLACK CRAGGY SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.66300 -15.60325 464.829Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association no Goat Capra hircus 4, 15 died out

BREMER ISLAND 136.81078 -12.10848 1678.628Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no

Dog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 1, 2 established



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Pig Sus scrofa 1, 2 established




Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis 1, 2 established

CENTRE ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.75441 -15.70324 8498.381 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown no Cane Toad Bufo marinus 15 established

CENTRE ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.75441 -15.70324 8498.381 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown no Cat Felis catus 15 established

CENTRE ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.75441 -15.70324 8498.381 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown noDog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 1, 15 established

CHANNEL ISLAND 130.86584 -12.55468 117.396 Crown LeaseholdCrown Lease Perpetual

Power and Water Authority via bridge/roa

Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 2 established



CROKER ISLAND 132.54562 -11.16477 32410.355Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold






Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Cat Felis catus 1, 2 established



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Cattle Bos taurus 1, 2 established







Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Horse Equus caballus 11 established







Sambar Deer Cervus unicolor 1, 2, 19 established




Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis 1, 17

not established - move across the channel from the mainland

ELCHO ISLAND 135.80063 -11.91494 Galiwinku 28243.985Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold






Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Black rat Rattus rattus 2 established



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Cane Toad Bufo marinus 18

1 or 2 came over in cargo, no established population











GROOTE EYLANDT 136.64254 -13.98233 228522.003Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 2, 12 established



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Black rat Rattus rattus 2, 12 established







Dog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 1, 2, 12 established




Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 16

known from 1 bird in 1991 and a pair in 2001 - erradicated




House Mouse Mus musculus 2, 12 established

HOWARD ISLAND 135.39657 -12.15310 Langarra 27324.775Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no, but narrowCane Toad Bufo marinus 17 established



HOWARD ISLAND 135.39657 -12.15310 Langarra 27324.775Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no, but narrowCattle Bos taurus 17 established

INDIAN ISLAND 130.51363 -12.63541 2702.311 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown no Cat Felis catus 13, 2, 14not recorded in 2004 (pers. comm R. Taylor)

INGLIS ISLANDTHE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS 136.26013 -12.02641 8163.716



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Cattle Bos taurus 3 established





Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis 3

not an established resident - moved across from mainland




Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Monomorium floricola 3 established

MARCHINBAR ISLAND WESSEL ISLANDS 136.61948 -11.24133 Martjanba 20860.030Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Dog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 1, 3

erradication program planned for late 2005

MELVILLE ISLAND TIWI ISLANDS 130.95229 -11.55344 578584.519Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold




Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Cat Felis catus 10 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Cattle Bos taurus 10 established





Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Horse Equus caballus 1, 9, 10 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Pig Sus scrofa 1, 10 established



Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis 1, 9, 10 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Tetramorium simillimum 20 established



Black crazy ant, Paratrechina longicornis 20 established



Tropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata 20 established



African big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala 10, 20 established



Singapore ant, Monomorium destructor 20 established



Ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum 10, 20 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust no Monomorium floricola 10, 20 established



Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis 10, 20 established





Tetramorium bicarinatum 20 established

MILINGIMBI ISLAND CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 134.88698 -12.09266 Yorrwi 4948.611Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no, but narrow




Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no, but narrowCane Toad Bufo marinus 18 established



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no, but narrowCat Felis catus 1, 2 established



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no, but narrowCattle Bos taurus 17 died out

NEW YEAR ISLAND 133.03316 -10.91075 77.310Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold




no name - in Melville Bay 136.74338 -12.25539 35.062Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Feral Dove Columba livia 2 established

NORTH EAST ISLES 136.94332 -13.63836 423.737Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Goat Capra hircus 2, 19 established

NORTH EAST ISLES 136.94332 -13.63836 423.737Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Rusa Deer Cervus timorensis 2, 19, 1 established

NORTH GOULBURN ISLAND GOULBURN ISLANDS 133.46441 -11.50762 3976.698Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



NORTH ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.86678 -15.57846 5577.666Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Barranyi Aboriginal Land Trust no Cane Toad Bufo marinus 15 established

NORTH WEST VERNON ISLAND VERNON ISLANDS 131.03232 -12.04618 1380.616

Nature Conservation Reserve Reserve

Conservation Land Corporation no


PERON ISLAND SOUTH PERON ISLANDS 130.09537 -13.21001 537.629Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Daly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust no Pig Sus scrofa 1, 2 established

POBASSOO ISLANDTHE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS 136.44555 -11.91027 Baraku 390.781




QUAIL ISLAND 130.43382 -12.52030 Dooenda 70.357 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown noAsian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 2 established

RARAGALA ISLAND WESSEL ISLANDS 136.24839 -11.62389 Rarrakala 9364.170Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



RIMBIJA ISLAND WESSEL ISLANDS 136.74844 -11.01227 Rrimbitja 244.213Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris 3

previously recorded by I. Morris, not recorded during survey(woinarski et al. 1998)

SIMS ISLAND 133.31667 -11.66475 50.749Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Dog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 2 established

SOUTH GOULBURN ISLAND GOULBURN ISLANDS 133.37498 -11.63509 6206.176Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Horse Equus caballus 17 established

SOUTH GOULBURN ISLAND GOULBURN ISLANDS 133.37498 -11.63509 6206.176Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis 17

not established - move across from mainland

SOUTH WEST ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.66863 -15.72276 9198.441 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown no Cane Toad Bufo marinus 15 established

SOUTH WEST ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.66863 -15.72276 9198.441 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown no Cat Felis catus 4,15 established



SOUTH WEST ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.66863 -15.72276 9198.441 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown noDog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 4,15, 1 established

TRUANT ISLANDTHE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS 136.82263 -11.66831 Gulirra 305.159



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Black rat Rattus rattus 1, 3 established and abundant

TRUANT ISLANDTHE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS 136.82263 -11.66831 Gulirra 305.159



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust no Goat Capra hircus 1, 3

established but said to be in poor condition

VANDERLIN ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 137.01182 -15.71665 26432.740Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Cane Toad Bufo marinus 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Cat Felis catus 1, 4, 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Cattle Bos taurus 1, 4, 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no

Dog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 1, 4, 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Donkey Equus asinus 1, 4, 9, 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Goat Capra hircus 1, 4, 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Horse Equus caballus 1, 4, 9, 15 established

WEST ISLAND SIR EDWARD PELLEWS 136.55492 -15.58462 12983.078Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Cane Toad Bufo marinus 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Cat Felis catus 4, 15 established


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no



Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal no Goat Capra hircus 4, 15

erradication program recently been approved (Mabunji Rangers 2005) Keith Saalfield pers. comm

WIGRAM ISLANDTHE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS 136.56862 -11.77316 Manharrga 2277.833




Dog or Dingo Canis lupus dingo 1, 3 erradicated in the late 1990's

YABOOMA ISLAND CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 134.94832 -12.04225 Rapuma 2497.899Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold











Island NameDecimal Lat

Decimal Long GROUP_NAME INDNAME AREA_HA_

Land Tenure Category Land Status Ownership NT Bioregion Joined? Surveyed?

ALGER ISLAND 135.96611 -11.87810CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Toombuli 845.333




ANGARMBULUMARDJA ISLAND 136.63495 -13.66611 169.956Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



ASTELL ISLAND 136.39856 -11.88248THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Yinbadak 1264.439




BANYAN ISLAND 135.21349 -12.25819 4943.473Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



although not connected to mainland, not an off shore island No

BARRON ISLAND 132.35042 -12.17392 Djidbordu 450.472Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve Kakadu National Park Darwin Coastal no Yes

BAT ISLAND 134.17367 -12.10151 376.139Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold




BEATRICE ISLAND 135.78374 -15.09723 93.916Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Gulf Coast no No

BEER-EATER ISLAND 130.39415 -12.60944 231.291 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

BICKERTON ISLAND 136.20258 -13.76099 22591.931Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



BOOJIRAGI ISLAND 134.92389 -12.06140 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 158.615Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



BOSANQUET ISLAND 136.33246 -11.95620THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Mudumudunga 155.047




BRIDGLAND ISLAND 136.67141 -12.87556 45.543Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



BUCHANAN ISLAND 130.65224 -11.81674 118.066Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

BUMAGA ISLAND 136.08744 -11.75866 WESSEL ISLANDS 374.751Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



BURFORD ISLAND 131.95538 -11.48200 212.053Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve

Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

BURGUNNGURA ISLAND 136.08163 -11.59497CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS 263.502




BURNEY ISLAND 136.23980 -13.59148 476.961Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



BUSTARD ISLAND 136.38967 -13.70622 254.755Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



CHASM ISLAND 136.58817 -13.66261 299.798Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



CLUMP ISLAND 129.60260 -14.84292 2845.205 Crown LeaseholdCrown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Victoria Bonaparte no No





CONNEXION ISLAND 136.35238 -13.82895 1049.289Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



COOL YAL YOU MA ISLAND 136.22569 -13.44200 24.634Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



COTTON ISLAND 136.47295 -11.85072THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Bandaguwami 2114.311




CROCODILE ISLAND 134.84526 -12.02471 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 918.104Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



CROCODILE ISLAND 130.62429 -12.68587 46.012 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

DARBADA ISLAND 134.81263 -12.03227 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 590.647Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



DARCH ISLAND 132.66137 -11.20010 596.404Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no no

DJEERGAREE ISLAND 136.20037 -11.62871 WESSEL ISLANDS Dirrkarri 318.223Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



DORCHERTY ISLAND 129.50813 -14.09090 3183.703Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Daly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Darwin Coastal no no

DRIFTWOOD ISLAND 129.60741 -14.91852 817.258 Crown LeaseholdCrown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Victoria Bonaparte no no

DRYSDALE ISLAND 136.00108 -11.68087CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Yirringa 4996.830




DUDLY ISLAND 136.72621 -12.88667 33.276Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast no no

DUM IN MIRRIE ISLAND 130.38016 -12.63192 737.533 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no no

EAST VERNON ISLAND 131.09279 -12.06653 1251.271Nature Conservation Reserve Reserve Crown/CLC Victoria Bonaparte no no

EDWARD ISLAND 135.61398 -14.50484 630.304Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



ENDYALGOUT ISLAND 132.57577 -11.68434 11900.611Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



although not connected to mainland, not an off shore island no

ENTRANCE ISLAND 129.70042 -15.17255 1532.441 Crown LeaseholdCrown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Arnhem Coast no no

ENTRANCE ISLAND 134.21422 -11.95954 126.145 Crown LeaseholdCrown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no no

FIELD ISLAND 132.37705 -12.10870 Kardangarl 4429.381Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve Kakadu National Park Darwin Coastal no Yes

FINCH ISLAND 136.57610 -13.72717 76.105Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



FOWLER ISLAND 135.96786 -13.33387 163.124Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold







GANANGGARNGUR ISLAND 134.98784 -12.08284 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 493.247Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



GANUMBALI ISLAND 136.02137 -12.47622 47.838Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



GILBERT ISLAND 136.65570 -15.58768 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 28.282Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no No

GOONINNAH ISLAND 136.37531 -13.31686 94.411Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



GRAHAM ISLAND 135.95682 -11.75068CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS 922.672




GRANT ISLAND 132.88753 -11.15693 1274.071Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



GREENHILL ISLAND 132.12862 -11.59750 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS 1759.743Aboriginal Freehold - National Park



GROSE ISLAND 130.41878 -12.57939 Buttyerahit 644.486 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Tiwi Cobourg no no

GULUWURU ISLAND 136.41740 -11.51809 WESSEL ISLANDS Guluwurru 4097.206Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



GWAKURA ISLAND 136.02299 -12.18291 86.670Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



HARDY ISLAND 136.04975 -12.29547 379.571Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



HAWK ISLAND 136.89927 -13.66989 226.718Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



HAWKNEST ISLAND 136.40762 -13.62882 260.059Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



HOBLER ISLAND 136.60805 -15.74937 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 524.381 Crown LeaseholdPerpetual Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast

although not connected, not off shore island No

IRRITITU ISLAND 130.94914 -11.93609 159.147Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg

although not connected to Melville, not an off shore island no

ISLE WOODAH 136.14580 -13.46238 6435.611Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



JENSEN ISLAND 136.68833 -11.13768 WESSEL ISLANDS 70.698Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



JIRRGARI ISLAND 136.13887 -11.70511 WESSEL ISLANDS Djirrgari 744.964Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



JOLLY ISLET 136.94416 -15.77025 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 101.643Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


KARSLAKE ISLAND 130.65975 -11.32242 79.942Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Darwin Coastal no no





LABU ISLET 136.71952 -15.76195 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 42.726 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coast no Yes

LANE ISLAND 136.93037 -13.66416 55.073Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



LAWSON ISLAND 132.86385 -11.05410 325.596Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



LITTLE VANDERLIN ISLAND 137.06983 -15.86150 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 48.241Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


LOW ISLAND 136.17010 -12.37200 22.759Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MALLISON ISLAND 136.12888 -12.18553 1247.093Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MARDANAINGURA ISLAND 134.94982 -12.08515 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 331.861Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MARIA ISLAND 135.72583 -14.87552 3914.511 Crown LeaseholdCrown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Gulf Coast no no

MARRINAN ISLAND 136.10692 -13.44537 31.286Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MCCLUER ISLAND 132.99626 -11.06791 800.946Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MCNAMARA ISLAND 136.62314 -12.86304 104.612Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MOGOGOUT ISLAND 132.45487 -11.62448 105.782Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve


MOOROONGGA ISLAND 135.08299 -11.93600 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Murrungga 2068.372Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MORGAN ISLAND 136.09016 -13.46576 705.090Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



MORSE ISLAND 132.30942 -11.58336 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS 778.526Aboriginal Freehold - National Park



MURRENGINYA ISLAND 137.25000 -16.05000 91.310 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast

although not connected, not off shore island located in the mouth of the Robinson River No

MYOORLKA ISLAND 137.25000 -16.05000 42.340 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast

although not connected, not off shore island located in the mouth of the Robinson River No

NICOL ISLAND 136.25464 -13.45313 468.285Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - (Kidney island - Woinarski et al 1998) 136.44945 -11.84527

THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS 45.897




no name - (South island in Woinarski et al 1998) - off west coast of Marchinbar 136.72121 -11.08048 WESSEL ISLANDS 41.772








no name - at the mouth of South Alligator River 132.37498 -12.22260 57.450

Aboriginal Freehold - National Park Reserve Kakadu National Park Darwin Coastal


no name - between Dum in Mirrie island and the mainland 130.36369 -12.66953 75.310 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

no name - between Howard island and the mainland 135.37148 -12.18799 68.402















no name - between Inglis and Bosanquet islands (middle Bosanquet - Woinarski et al 1998) 136.31787 -11.96870

THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Dharawul 55.043




no name - between Lawson and Grant islands 132.87581 -11.08278 45.752




no name - between mainland and Milingimbi island 134.82350 -12.05335 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 52.292



































no name - between mainland and South West island 136.56902 -15.73440 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 260.702 Crown Leasehold

Perpetual Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast














no name - between mainland and South West island 136.62108 -15.76348 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 124.522



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Gulf Coast no No














no name - between mainland and South west Vernon island 130.99834 -12.15904 64.441 Crown Leasehold

Crown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal to mainland at low tides No

no name - between mainland and South west Vernon island 131.01791 -12.14890 39.533 Crown Leasehold

Crown Lease Perpetual

Northern Territory Land Corporation Darwin Coastal to mainland at low tides No

no name - Big Bromby (Woinarski et al.1998) 136.66452 -11.83260 BROMBY ISLANDS Guymungura 281.075




no name - Bromby 2 (Woinarski et al.1998) 136.57374 -11.86820 BROMBY ISLANDS Yamanja 61.554Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - E of Cape Beatrice, off E coast of Groote Eylandt 136.95795 -14.29772 43.042




no name - E of Centre island 136.81383 -15.73774 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 402.573 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coastconnected to Centre island at very low tides No

no name - E of Crocker island 132.82120 -11.01379 135.014Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - E of Groote Eylandt in Dalumbu Bay 136.79146 -14.09685 30.455




no name - E of Groote Eylandt in Port Langdon 136.74264 -13.69299 120.869




no name - E of Mooroongga island 135.14787 -11.91134 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP 65.310Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - E of North Point island and N of Groote Eylandt 136.73190 -13.64240 28.172




no name - east of Angarmbulumardja island 136.64889 -13.66131 111.345




no name - east of Burney island 136.27088 -13.59520 36.954Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - in bay off Melville bay 136.48899 -12.01035 75.280Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, in Keyling Inlet 129.69972 -14.79960 1097.179



Daly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Victoria Bonaparte no No

no name - in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, New Moon Inlet 129.66251 -14.62976 8524.132




no name - in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, SW of MacAdam range 129.65763 -14.74205 30.596




no name - in the Gulf 137.46716 -16.15522 110.745 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast to mainland at low tides No

no name - in the mouth of the Jesse (Aliu) River 131.02337 -11.39853 27.146



although not connected to Melville, not an off shore island No

no name - in the mouth of the Victoria River 129.59319 -15.04014 697.824Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - Just off the mainland near Vanderlin island 136.98113 -15.87125 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 630.516 Pastoral Lease Pastoral Lease Private Gulf Coast no No





no name - near Bustard island 136.37793 -13.71848 35.808Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - near Chasm island 136.60413 -13.66769 27.347Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - near Dorcherty island 129.58679 -14.09298 32.968Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Daly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Darwin Coastal no No

no name - near North Point island 136.68302 -13.64134 101.829Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name - next to Banyan island 135.27491 -12.24646 216.176Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



connectedc to the mainland at low tides No

no name - North island in Woinarski et al 1998) - off west coast of Marchinbar 136.72564 -11.07025 WESSEL ISLANDS 22.690




no name - off E coast of Groote Eylandt 136.95883 -14.22520 56.979Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold









no name - off N coast of Bathurst island 130.27942 -11.34181 37.826Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Tiwi Land Trust Tiwi Cobourg no No

no name - off north coast of Guluwura island 136.38667 -11.52010 WESSEL ISLANDS 21.156




no name - off north coast of Guluwura island 136.42969 -11.48300 WESSEL ISLANDS 59.944



Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust Arnhem Coast to Guluwuru island at low tides Yes

no name - off north coast of Raragala island 136.33974 -11.55426 WESSEL ISLANDS 27.594




no name - off S coast of Groote Eylandt, near Cape Beatrice 136.93444 -14.34994 43.975




no name - off S coast of Groote Eylandt, near Marangala Bay 136.81910 -14.33470 22.735




no name - off the coast of Marchinbar island 136.48892 -11.41477 WESSEL ISLANDS 36.989




no name - off the E coast of Endyalgout island 132.65887 -11.66685 223.046





no name - off the north coast of Groote Eylandt 136.66978 -13.67073 471.304




no name - off the north coast of Inglis island 136.12751 -12.02305

THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS 21.052








no name - off the north coast of Inglis island 136.25030 -11.95928

THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Munyana 57.992




no name - W of Forsyth Creek 129.24094 -14.87803 2317.268 Crown LeaseholdCrown Lease Perpetual



no name - west of Angarmbulumardja island 136.62386 -13.66717 37.209




no name between Grose and Beer-eater islands 130.40304 -12.59307 442.087 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no Nono name of the E coast of Dum In Mirrie island 130.39736 -12.63023 28.985 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

no name off West island 136.51035 -15.52597 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 31.882Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Wurralibi Aboriginal Gulf Coast no No

no name off Winchelsea island 136.53236 -13.69463 58.169Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



no name on Brenton Bay, at mount to Johnston River 131.19836 -11.32651 487.724



although not connected to Melville, not an off shore island No

NORTH POINT ISLAND 136.69308 -13.62848 148.838Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



NORTH WEST CROCODILE ISLAND 135.15818 -11.69893 CROCODILE ISLANDS GROUP Bulpul 285.268Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



NUNGKANANGKA ISLAND 135.73006 -14.29337 44.169Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



OBSERVATION ISLAND 136.90842 -15.61305 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 36.464Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


OXLEY ISLAND 132.82439 -10.98438 194.164Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



PALMERSTON ISLAND 130.29612 -13.33123 425.906 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

PERON ISLAND NORTH 130.02069 -13.14837 1916.546Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


Daly River-Port Keats Aboriginal Land Trust Darwin Coastal no No

POBASSOO ISLAND 136.44555 -11.91027THE ENGLISH COMPANYS ISLANDS Baraku 390.781




PROBABLE ISLAND 136.03520 -12.12808 736.906Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



QUOIN ISLAND 129.54754 -14.88105 5677.449 Crown LeaseholdAboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Northern Territory Land Corporation Victoria Bonaparte no No

RED ISLET 136.72802 -15.65497 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 34.934 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Gulf Coast no No

ROUND HILL ISLAND 136.08601 -13.31056 270.642Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



RUBY ISLAND 131.34901 -12.10625 Abagin 179.227 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No





SKULL ISLAND 136.79784 -15.60476 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 677.316Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Warungu Association Gulf Coast no Yes

SOUTH WEST VERNON ISLAND 131.02871 -12.11504 837.497Nature Conservation Reserve Reserve

Conservation Land Corporation Darwin Coastal no No

STEEPCUT ROCK 137.09453 -15.72024 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 22.477Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


STEVENS ISLAND 136.11269 -11.55714CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS Mayawun'birri 287.974




TEMPLER ISLAND 132.72526 -11.29155 115.837Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



TURTLE ISLAND 130.45695 -12.63315 40.214 Vacant Crown Land Vacant Crown Land Crown Darwin Coastal no No

URQUHART ISLET 136.95242 -15.50329 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 23.666Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


VALENCIA ISLAND 132.78778 -11.38577 289.534Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



WANGOINDJUNG ISLAND 132.15343 -11.56817 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS 30.984Aboriginal Freehold - National Park



WARLDAGAWAJI ISLAND 132.17044 -11.58387 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS 65.761Aboriginal Freehold - National Park



WARNAWI ISLAND 136.03799 -11.79925 WESSEL ISLANDS Yarraka or Yarrnjgan 241.752Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



WATSON ISLAND 136.80675 -15.57217 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 1422.429Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold

Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold Marthandula Associat Gulf Coast no No

WEDGE ROCK 136.31942 -13.59161 23.705Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



WHEATLEY ISLET 136.97889 -15.60418 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP 42.778Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold


WINCHELSEA ISLAND 136.50268 -13.74647 4711.346Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold



WUNMIYI ISLAND 132.33644 -11.52941 SIR GEORGE HOPE ISLANDS 132.358Aboriginal Freehold - National Park



YARGARA ISLAND 136.05968 -11.63910CUNNINGHAM ISLANDS/WESSEL ISLANDS 157.934




YARRANYA ISLAND 136.57425 -13.78159 84.635Aboriginal Freehold and Leasehold




Archipelago/island group Decimal Lat Decimal Long Number of islands and isletsCrocodile Islands -11.897 135.091 ~17Sir Edward Pellew Islands -15.633 136.717 ~30The English Company Islands -11.852 136.382 ~31Wessel Islands -11.604 136.329 ~20Sir George Hope Islands -11.55 132.217 5Cunningham Islands -11.75 136.082 6Vernon Islands -12.083 131.033 3Peron Islands -13.182 130.045 2Goulburn Islands -11.558 133.452 2Bromby Islands -11.841 136.642 15


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