Croker Island (Northern Territory)

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Croker Island
Satellite image of Croker Island with the Cobourg Peninsula
Satellite image of Croker Island
with the Cobourg Peninsula
Waters Arafura lake
Geographical location 11 ° 8 ′  S , 132 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 11 ° 8 ′  S , 132 ° 33 ′  E
Croker Island (Northern Territory) (Northern Territory)
Croker Island (Northern Territory)
length 43 km
width 15 km
surface 331.5 km²
Highest elevation 15  m
Residents 300
<1 inh / km²
main place Minjilang
Topographic map sheet of the Cobourg Peninsula, with CROKER ISLAND in the north. The island's capital, Minjilang, is marked there with the word MISSION BUILDINGS.
Topographic map sheet of the Cobourg Peninsula , with CROKER ISLAND in the north. The island's capital, Minjilang, is marked there with the word MISSION BUILDINGS .

Croker Island is an island in the Arafura Sea off the coast of the Northern Territory in Australia , 200 km northeast of Darwin . It is separated from the Cobourg Peninsula to the west by Bowen Strait , which at its narrowest point is 2.5 km wide and 8.5 km long. In the north and east lies the Arafurasee, in the south and southeast lies Mountnorris Bay . Croker Island measures 43 km from Point David (in the south, also Inngirnatj ) to Cape Croker (in the north), up to 15 km wide, with a land area of ​​331.5 km². The highest point on the island is only 15 m above sea level. The only significant settlement on Croker Island is the Aboriginal community of Minjilang , located on Mission Bay on the east coast.