Elcho Island
Elcho Island, known to its traditional owners as Galiwin'ku is an island off the coast of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located at the southern end of the Wessel Islands group located in the East Arnhem Region.- Island
- …has 2,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code ELC
- …is also known as “Galiwin’ku”
- Description: island of the Northern Territory, Australia
Elcho Island
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Latitude
-11.91365° or 11° 54′ 49″ south
Longitude
135.74541° or 135° 44′ 44″ east
UN/LOCODE
AU ELC
Open location code
5QWQ3PPW+G5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Elcho Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elcho Island”
- Chinese: “埃尔乔岛”
- Chinese: “埃爾科島”
- Egyptian Arabic: “التشو ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “التشو”
- Galician: “Illa Elcho”
- Georgian: “ელჩო”
- German: “Elcho Island”
- Italian: “Elcho Island”
- Italian: “Isola Elcho”
- Japanese: “エルチョ”
- Russian: “Элко”
- Russian: “Элчо”
- Swedish: “Elcho Island”
- Turkish: “Elcho Adası”
- Turkish: “Elcho Island”
- Ukrainian: “Елко”
- Ukrainian: “Елчо”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elcho Island Airport and Marthakal Yolngu Air.
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