Wessel Islands

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:archipelagoLength approximately 120 km
gptkbp:archipelagoWidth up to 10 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Dutch_explorers
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 1636
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wessel Islands
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Yolngu_Matha
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Arafura_Sea
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Northern_Territory
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Elcho_Island
gptkb:Galiwin'ku
gptkb:Marchinbar_Island
Bumaga Island
Djeergaree Island
Drysdale Island
Guluwuru Island
Howard Island
Jirrgari Island
Mooroongga Island
Raragala Island
Rimbija Island
Warnawi Island
Yargara Island
gptkbp:namedAfter Dutch ship Wesel
gptkbp:notableFor Aboriginal communities
Macassan contact
Marchinbar coins discovery
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:East_Arnhem_Region
gptkbp:population sparsely populated
gptkbp:protectedArea some islands part of Aboriginal Land Trust
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:ACST
gptkbp:traditionalOwners Indigenous people
gptkbp:utcOffset +9:30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:East_Arnhem_Land
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6