Croker Island

Croker Island is an in the Arafura Sea off the coast of the , Australia, 250 km northeast of . It was the site of the Croker Island Mission between 1940 and 1968.
Wikipedia
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Northern Territory, Australia
  • Also known as: “Cape Mauritius” and “Margo”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minjilang.

Town
, formerly Mission Bay, is the Aboriginal community located on Croker Island, some 235 km east northeast of capital of . It is the only settlement of any size on Croker Island, which lies a few kilometres off the mainland.

Croker Island

Latitude
-11.16332° or 11° 9′ 48″ south
Longitude
132.5467° or 132° 32′ 48″ east
Population
300
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
IATA airport code
CKI
United Nations Location Code
AU CKI
Open location code
5QWJRGPW+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160689790
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2073473
Wiki­data ID
Q1140812
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Satellite Map

Discover Croker Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Croker Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Croker Island”
  • Chinese: “克羅克島 (北領地)”
  • Chinese: “克魯克島”
  • Chinese: “克鲁克島”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كروكير ايسلاند”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كروكير”
  • French: “Croker Island”
  • French: “île Croker”
  • French: “Île Croker”
  • Georgian: “კროკერი (კუნძული)”
  • Georgian: “კროკერი”
  • German: “Croker Island”
  • Italian: “Croker Island”
  • Polish: “Croker Island”
  • Russian: “Крокер (остров)”
  • Russian: “Крокер”
  • Swedish: “Croker Island”
  • Turkish: “Croker Adası”
  • Turkish: “Croker Island”

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Localities in the Area

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