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 New Year Island (Northern Territory, Australia) | |
Geography | |
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Location | Arafura Sea |
Coordinates | 11.1°S 132.7°E / -11.1; 132.7 |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Northern Territory |
Region | Top End |
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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.
Name | Area | Location |
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Croker Island | 331 km2 | 11.1333331°S 132.55°E / -11.1333331; 132.55 (Croker Island) |
Peacock Island | 0.09 km2[2] | 11.025°S 132.458°E / -11.025; 132.458 (Peacock Island) |
Oxley Island | 2 km2 | 11.00°S 132.826°E / -11.00; 132.826 (Oxley Island) |
New Year Island | 1 km2 | 10.908°S 133.031°E / -10.908; 133.031 (New Year Island) |
McCluer Island | 9 km2 [3] | 11.07°S 133.0°E / -11.07; 133.0 (McCluer Island) |
Lawson Island | 3 km2 | 11.05°S 132.86°E / -11.05; 132.86 (Lawson Island) |
Delphinia Island | 0.6 km2 | 11.0823°S 132.8775°E / -11.0823; 132.8775 (Delphinia Island) |
Grant Island | 12 km2 | 11.156°S 132.89°E / -11.156; 132.89 (Grant Island) |
Valencia Island | 3 km2 | 11.383°S 132.785°E / -11.383; 132.785 (Valencia Island) |
Cowlard Island | 0.02 km2 | 11.31669°S 132.78366°E / -11.31669; 132.78366 (Cowlard Island) |
Templer Island | 1 km2 | 11.28927°S 132.727976°E / -11.28927; 132.727976 (Templer Island) |
Darch Island | 6 km2 | 11.19519°S 132.662578°E / -11.19519; 132.662578 (Darch Island) |
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