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Groote Eylandt (Anindilyakwa: Ayangkidarrba; meaning "island" / ˈ ɡ r uː t ˌ aɪ l ə n d / [2]) is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the fourth largest island in Australia. It was named by the explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 and is Dutch for "Large Island" in archaic spelling.
The airport on Groote Eylandt, located off the east coast of the Top End, recorded wind gusts of up to 78 km/h (48 mph) on 22 March. [8] After strengthening into a Category 1 tropical cyclone, Nora produced a short period of sustained gale-force winds at Cape Wessel, north of the Gove Peninsula , peaking with a gust of 83 km/h (52 mph).
Gales with damaging wind gusts of 110 kph were already sweeping remote Groote Eylandt, off Northern Territory's Arnhem Land, about 653 km east of territory capital Darwin, the forecaster said ...
Angurugu is a community located on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, Australia. The main spoken languages are Anindilyakwa , an Australian Aboriginal language , and English . Established as a Mission for the Church Mission Society , it is one of the three main indigenous settlements on the Groote Eylandt archipelago alongside ...
February 23, 1948 – A tropical cyclone moved from the Groote Eylandt area and made landfall to the west of Mornington Island. [ 15 ] March 6, 1948 – A tropical cyclone flattened the Johnston homestead on Vanderlin Island and caused the island to be split into three separate islets.
After crossing the Cape York Peninsula, warnings were issued for residents from Groote Eylandt to Burketown, in preparation for the cyclone. [64] Business owners in Borroloola were warned to check their fuel and stock supplies for possible flash flooding. [65] [66] Eighty council staff members were evacuated from Mornington Island. [67]
On Groote Eylandt island, a tide gauge was washed away. These weather stations suffered thousands of dollars in damage. These weather stations suffered thousands of dollars in damage. Trees in extensive tracts of forests were felled, especially in the Roper-McArthur district, which stretches from the Roper to McArthur rivers.
Groote Eylandt Airport; I. Ipilja-ipilja; Islet off NE Groote Eylandt Important Bird Area This page was last edited on 12 August 2019, at 02:31 (UTC). Text is ...