Clarence Strait in northern Australia separates Melville Island from the mainland of Australia. It also connects the

Beagle Gulf Beagle Gulf is a gulf in the Northern Territory of Australia which opens on its west side to the Timor Sea. The gulf is bounded to the south by the mainland and to the north by Bathurst and Melville Islands. It is connected to Van Diemen Gulf ...

in the west to the

Van Diemen Gulf Van Diemen Gulf is a gulf in the Northern Territory of Australia. It connects to the Timor Sea in the north via Dundas Strait. Most of its area is also gazetted as a locality with the name Van Diemen Gulf. History The gulf was named after th ...

in the east. It is approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the city of Darwin.

Administrative status

On 4 April 2007, most of the area occupied by the Clarence Strait was gazetted by the Northern Territory Government as a locality with the name,

Vernon Islands Vernon Islands, also known as the Potinga Islands, is an island group in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the Clarence Strait about north-east of the territory capital of Darwin. The group consists of three islands which were ...

. The locality has not been added to any existing local government area and is considered to be part of the Northern Territory's unincorporated areas.

References

Coastline of the Northern Territory Straits of Australia {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub