New Year Island is a low-lying, uninhabited island in the
Arafura Sea. It is part of the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
of Australia, and is 294 km north-east of
Darwin, and 50 km east of
Croker Island. It is approximately 2 km long, and 800 metres wide.
Like all islands in the
Croker Group
The Croker Group is a group of islands in the Arafura Sea. The group lies offshore from Cobourg Peninsula, and is part of the Northern Territory of Australia. The group is Aboriginal freehold land, held by the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Tru ...
, New Year Island is Aboriginal freehold land, held by the
Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia, with the term still in use. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territory capital, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compan ...
Aboriginal Land Trust
In Australia, an Aboriginal land trust (ALT) is a type of non-profit organisation that holds the freehold title to an area of land on behalf of a community of Aboriginal Australians. The land has been legally granted to a community by the governme ...
.
New Year Island is noteworthy in that a small rock 60 metres to its north is the
northernmost land in the Northern Territory.
See also
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List of islands of Australia
References
Islands of the Northern Territory
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