Bathurst Island (Northern Territory)
- Bathurst Island (Northern Territory)
Infobox Islands
name = Bathurst
image caption = Tiwi Islands
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Location map|Australia Northern Territory|lat=-11.583333|long=130.3|width=175|caption=Bathurst Island (Northern Territory of Australia)
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location = Timor Sea
coordinates = coord|11|35|S|130|18|E|display=inline
archipelago = Tiwi Islands
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area = convert|2600|km2|sqmi
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country = Australia
country admin divisions title = Territory
country admin divisions = flag|Northern Territory
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country largest city = Nguiu
country largest city population = 1450
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Bathurst Island (2,600 km² [cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9013750/Bathurst-Island/|work=Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Bathurst island supporting size|title=Size change] , coord|11|35|S|130|18|E|type:isle_region:AU-NT) is one of the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory off the northern coast of Australia along with Melville Island. The island was named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, who, like Viscount Melville, is also commemorated by a Canadian island). From 1910 to 1938 the island was the site of the Roman Catholic mission of Francis Xavier Gsell, known as the "Bishop with 150 wives" for his practice of "buying" girls betrothed to older men and making possible their marriages to men of similar age.
The largest settlement on Bathurst is Nguiu, in the south-east, with a population of around 1450. [cite web|url=http://www.tilg.nt.gov.au/home/our_communities/nguiu|work=Tiwi Islands Local Government website|title=Nguiu] Located on the south east corner of Bathurst Island, Nguiu is approximately 70 km north of Darwin.
Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.tiwilandcouncil.net.au/ Tiwi Land Council]
* [http://www.tiwiart.com/ Tiwi Art]
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9013750/Bathurst-Island/ Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Bathurst island]
* [http://walkabout.com.au/locations/NTBathurstIsland.shtml Walkabout entry on Bathurst Island]
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