Croker Group

The Croker Group is a group of islands in the Arafura Sea. The group lies offshore from Cobourg Peninsula, and is part of the Northern Territory of Australia. The group is Aboriginal freehold land, held by the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust.[1]

Croker Group
Croker Group is located in Northern Territory
Croker Group
Croker Group
New Year Island (Northern Territory, Australia)
Geography
LocationArafura Sea
Coordinates11.1°S 132.7°E / -11.1; 132.7
Administration
Australia
StateNorthern Territory
RegionTop End

The group consists of at least 12 named islands, and a number of small unnamed islands and rocks. By far the largest island of the group is Croker Island, which has an area of 331 km2. Croker Island is also the only permanently inhabited island in the group. None of the other islands in the group is larger than 15 km2.

List of Islands
Location Map of Croker Island Group, Northern Territory, Australia
  1. Croker Island
  2. Peacock Island
  3. Oxley Island
  4. New Year Island
  5. McCluer Island
  6. Lawson Island
  7. Delphinia Island
  8. Grant Island
  9. Valencia Island
  10. Cowlard Island
  11. Templer Island
  12. Darch Island
NameAreaLocation
Croker Island331 km211.1333331°S 132.55°E / -11.1333331; 132.55 (Croker Island)
Peacock Island0.09 km2[2]11.025°S 132.458°E / -11.025; 132.458 (Peacock Island)
Oxley Island2 km211.00°S 132.826°E / -11.00; 132.826 (Oxley Island)
New Year Island1 km210.908°S 133.031°E / -10.908; 133.031 (New Year Island)
McCluer Island9 km2 [3]11.07°S 133.0°E / -11.07; 133.0 (McCluer Island)
Lawson Island3 km211.05°S 132.86°E / -11.05; 132.86 (Lawson Island)
Delphinia Island0.6 km211.0823°S 132.8775°E / -11.0823; 132.8775 (Delphinia Island)
Grant Island12 km211.156°S 132.89°E / -11.156; 132.89 (Grant Island)
Valencia Island3 km211.383°S 132.785°E / -11.383; 132.785 (Valencia Island)
Cowlard Island0.02 km211.31669°S 132.78366°E / -11.31669; 132.78366 (Cowlard Island)
Templer Island1 km211.28927°S 132.727976°E / -11.28927; 132.727976 (Templer Island)
Darch Island6 km211.19519°S 132.662578°E / -11.19519; 132.662578 (Darch Island)

See also

References
  1. "Northern Territory Government: Sites of Conservation Significance" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. "Bonzle: Peacock Island".
  3. "Bonzle: McCluer Island".


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