Bathurst Island (Northern Territory)

Bathurst Island

Native name: Nguyu
Satellite image of the Tiwi Islands, Melville (top right) and Bathurst (left) with the Australian mainland (bottom right)
Bathurst Island Bathurst Island (Northern Territory of Australia)
Geography
Location	Timor Sea
Coordinates	11°35′S 130°18′E / 11.583°S 130.300°E / -11.583; 130.300
Archipelago	Tiwi Islands
Major islands	Bathurst, Buchanan
Area	2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
Territory	Northern Territory
Largest settlement	Wurrumiyanga (pop. 1563)
Demographics
Population	ca. 1640
Pop. density	0.63/km2 (1.63/sq mi)

Bathurst Island (Iwaidja: Nguyu)^[1] (2,600 km² or 1,000 sq mi,^[2] 11°35′S 130°18′E / 11.583°S 130.300°E / -11.583; 130.300) is one of the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory off the northern coast of Australia along with Melville Island.