Bathurst Island is one of the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory off the northern coast of Australia along with Melville Island. The largest settlement on Bathurst is Wurrumiyanga, in the south-east, with a population of around 1,560. Located on the south east corner of Bathurst Island, Wurrumiyanga is approximately 70 km north of Darwin. The s…
Bathurst Island is one of the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory off the northern coast of Australia along with Melville Island. The largest settlement on Bathurst is Wurrumiyanga, in the south-east, with a population of around 1,560. Located on the south east corner of Bathurst Island, Wurrumiyanga is approximately 70 km north of Darwin. The second largest settlement is Wurakuwu, with a population of 50, located 60 km northwest of Wurrumiyanga. The third settlement on the island is a small family outstation called 4 Mile Camp, about 6 km west of Wurrumiyanga.
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