Melville Island, Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Melville_Island,_Australia
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Tiwi_Islands_Regional_Council
gptkbp:area 5786 km²
gptkbp:climate tropical monsoon
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Phillip_Parker_King
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 1818
gptkbp:distanceFromSydneyCBD 80 km north
gptkbp:hasCoastline 675 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Melville Island, Australia
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Milikapiti
gptkb:Pirlangimpi
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_Territory
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_Dundas,_2nd_Viscount_Melville
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:magpie_goose
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:lion
gptkbp:notableFlora monsoon rainforest
eucalyptus woodland
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tiwi_Islands
gptkbp:population ~1000
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Tiwi_Land_Council
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Bathurst_Island
gptkb:Apsley_Strait
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:ACST_(UTC+9:30)
gptkbp:traditionalOwners gptkb:Tiwi_people
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Melville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5