Wurrumiyanga
Wurrumiyanga, formerly Nguiu, is a community on the southern coast of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia. With about 1,600 residents, it is the largest community on the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,420 residents
- Description: town in the Tiwi Islands, Australia
- Also known as: “Nguiu”, “Wurrumiyanga, Northern Territory”, and “Wurrumiyanga, Northern Territory, Australia”
- Neighbors: Tiwi Islands
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bathurst Island Airport.
Bathurst Island Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Satrina Brandt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bathurst Island Airport is an airport located at Wurrumiyanga, on the southeast coast of Bathurst Island, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The airport has a sealed runway, which is 1,470 m × 30 m, making it unsuitable for larger commercial jets.
Wurrumiyanga
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-11.76259° or 11° 45′ 45″ southLongitude
130.63211° or 130° 37′ 56″ eastPopulation
1,420Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
5QWG6JPJ+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 317395504OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8347917Wikidata ID
Q18034
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Wurrumiyanga” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Wurrumiyanga”
- Basque: “Wurrumiyanga”
- Catalan: “Wurrumiyanga”
- Dutch: “Wurrumiyanga”
- French: “Wurrumiyanga”
- Galician: “Nguiu”
- Galician: “Wurrumiyanga”
- German: “Wurrumiyanga”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Wurrumiyanga”
- Persian: “وورومیانگا”
- Slovenian: “Wurrumiyanga”
- Spanish: “Wurrumiyanga”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tiwi Islands Regional Council and Wurrumiyanga Police Station.
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