9-653: Melville Island may refer to: Melville Island (Australia) , in the Northern Territory Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) , in northern Canada Melville Island (Nova Scotia) , a small island in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada Melville Island, a small island in the Discovery Islands near Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada Melville Island,
18-675: A population of 440, located 27 km (17 mi) west of Milikapiti, on the west coast of Melville Island. About 30 more people live in five family outstations . As part of the Tiwi Islands , Melville is under the jurisdiction of the Northern Territory, with the Tiwi Land Council as the regional authority. List of islands by area This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km (390 sq mi). For size and location reference,
27-553: A small island near Dundas Island near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melville_Island&oldid=540607416 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Melville Island (Australia) Melville Island ( Tiwi : Yermalner ) is an island in the eastern Timor Sea , off the coast of the Northern Territory , Australia . Along with Bathurst Island and nine smaller uninhabited islands, it forms part of the group known as the Tiwi Islands , which are under
45-455: Is just outside the 100 largest islands in the world , but is the second biggest island of Australia , after Tasmania . Irrititu Island, 1.60 square kilometres (0.62 sq mi), lies 55 metres (180 ft) south of Melville Island's southern tip. The islands have a tropical climate . The largest settlement on the island is Milikapiti , with a population of 559. The second largest is Pirlangimpi (Pularumpi, formerly Garden Point), with
54-638: The Admiralty , who is also commemorated by the much larger Melville Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . Shortly after this, the British made the first attempt to settle Australia's north coast, at the short-lived Fort Dundas on Melville Island. The settlement lasted from 1824 to 1828. There was a Catholic mission on the island, on which Nova Peris ' mother was raised after being taken from her mother. During World War II
63-456: The four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are sometimes defined as two separate continents while mainland Australia is sometimes defined as an island as well as a continent. Nevertheless, for
72-586: The jurisdiction of the Northern Territory in association with the Tiwi Land Council as the regional authority. Indigenous people have occupied the area that became the Tiwi Islands for at least 40,000 years. It is said that the first European to sight the island was Abel Tasman in 1644. Explorer Phillip Parker King (son of governor of New South Wales Philip Gidley King ) named it for Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville , first Lord of
81-533: The small Snake Bay Patrol manned by local Tiwi people was established as part of the military forces deployed to protect the island against any Japanese landings. The island lies in the eastern Timor Sea, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Darwin and west of the Cobourg Peninsula in Arnhem Land , in the Northern Territory. At 5,786 square kilometres (2,234 sq mi), it
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