Melville Island
Melville Island is an island in the eastern Timor Sea, off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia. Along with Bathurst Island and nine smaller uninhabited islands, it forms part of the group known as the Tiwi Islands, which are under the jurisdiction of the Northern Territory in association with the Tiwi Land Council as the regional authority.Melville Island
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 123 metres (404 feet)
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
-11.66667° or 11° 40′ south
Longitude
131° east
Open location code
5QWH82M2+82
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In Other Languages
“Melville Island” goes by many names.
- Tiwi: “Yermalner”
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