New Year Island is a low-lying, uninhabited island in the Arafura Sea. It is part of the Northern Territory of Australia, and is 294 km north-east of Darwin, and 50 km east of Croker Island. It is approximately 2 km long, and 800 metres wide.[1]

New Year Island

LANDSAT true color image of New Year Island Group, Northern Territory, Australia
New Year Island
Geography
Location	Arafura Sea
Coordinates	10.908°S 133.031°E / -10.908; 133.031
Administration
Australia
State	Northern Territory
Region	Top End

Like all islands in the Croker Group, New Year Island is Aboriginal freehold land, held by the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust.[2]

New Year Island is noteworthy in that a small rock 60 metres to its north is the northernmost land in the Northern Territory.[3]

See also

• List of islands of Australia

References

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