Tiwi Islands
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The Tiwi Islands are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, 80 km to the north of Darwin adjoining the Timor Sea. They comprise Melville Island, Bathurst Island, and nine smaller uninhabited islan
Traditional burial poles, Tiwi Islands, 2005.
Sketch of Fort Dundas by John Septimus Roe in 1824
Nguiu Catholic church in 2005
The crashed Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft of Hajime Toyoshima on Melville Island
Melville Island 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 k
Tiwi Islands
…Irara meaning 'two islands') are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, 80 km (50 mi) to the north of Darwin adjoining the Timor Sea. They comprise Melville Island, Bathurst Island, and nine smaller uninhabited islands, with a combined area of 8,320 square kilometres (3,212 sq mi). Inhabited before European…
Melville Island, viewed from Bathurst Island