Maria Island
Maria Island is an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, in the Northern Territory. It is sacred to local indigenous Australian people, an important ecological niche for various species of wildlife, and the object of interest to mining companies.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Northern Territory, Australia
- Also known as: “Maria Island, Gulf of Carpentaria”
Maria Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-14.8667° or 14° 52′ 0″ south
Longitude
135.73331° or 135° 43′ 60″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
5QQQ4PMM+88
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Maria Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maria Island”
- Swedish: “Maria Island”
- Turkish: “Maria Adası (II)”
- Turkish: “Maria Adası”
- Turkish: “Maria Island”
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