Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Groote_Eylandt,_Northern_Territory,_Australia
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 2,285 km²
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 1623
gptkbp:distanceFromNhulunbuy 50 km
gptkbp:distanceFromSydneyCBD 630 km east-southeast
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Groote_Eylandt_Airport
gptkbp:hasCompany gptkb:Groote_Eylandt_Mining_Company_(GEMCO)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Gulf_of_Carpentaria
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Anindilyakwa
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Gulf_of_Carpentaria
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Northern_Territory
gptkbp:mainIndustry manganese mining
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Alyangula
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Willem_van_Coolsteerdt
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Large_Island_(Dutch)
gptkbp:population 2,611 (2021 census)
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Groote_Eylandt_Indigenous_Protected_Area
gptkbp:thirdLargestIslandIn gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:traditionalOwners gptkb:Anindilyakwa_people
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Warren
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5