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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.
A type of Macassan perahu, the padewakang. The stone pictures at Wurrwurrwuy are part of the story of Macassan Aboriginal interactions in Arnhem Land. They lie within the territory of the Lamomirri clan but on the death of the last responsible Lamomirri man they were taken into the custody of the Gumatj clan.
Islet off NE Groote Eylandt Important Bird Area This page was last edited on 12 August 2019, at 02:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Ancestral beings delineated clan estates, and one, Barabara, includes Chasm Island, an area of great importance both for this clan and for all other people living on Groote Eylandt. [8] In their mythology, as related to Charles Mountford in 1948, the creation of the archipelago of the Gulf, including Chasm Island, was the work of a shark ...
Girt by Sea is a documentary film about the Australian coast which combines archive and crowd-sourced footage with an original soundtrack by The Panics.. The film was made using footage from the National Film and Sound Archive and ABC Archives along with crowd-sourced home movies contributed through social media.
Damage to the Santa Cruz Wharf is seen in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) Damage is seen on the end of Santa Cruz Wharf during high surf in Santa Cruz, Calif ...
An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.
The Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC) is a land council that represents the Anindilyakwa people of the Groote Archipelago in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is one of four land councils in the Northern Territory. [1] The head office is located in Alyangula.