Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku)

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Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku) is a remote island community off the coast of Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, known as a major Yolngu cultural and linguistic centre.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Elcho Island 1
Galiwin’ku 0
Elcho Island Airport 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
island
remote Indigenous community
town
accessibleBy air
sea
administeredBy East Arnhem Region NERFINISHED
East Arnhem Regional Council NERFINISHED
country Australia
Australia
distanceFrom about 150–200 km north of Nhulunbuy (Gove Peninsula)
about 500 km east of Darwin
governedUnder Northern Territory local government framework
hasAirport Elcho Island Airport NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCommunity Galiwin’ku NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity arts and crafts
community services
fishing
hasFacility churches
community store
health clinic
school
hasIndigenousCommunity Galiwin’ku NERFINISHED
hasMainSettlement Galiwin’ku NERFINISHED
hasSeason dry season
wet season
knownFor Yolngu culture
Yolngu languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Arnhem Land region NERFINISHED
Northern Territory NERFINISHED
Northern Territory NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Arafura Sea NERFINISHED
locatedOn Elcho Island NERFINISHED
majorCulturalCentreFor Yolngu people NERFINISHED
majorityPopulation Yolngu people NERFINISHED
majorLinguisticCentreFor Yolngu languages NERFINISHED
offCoastOf Arnhem Land NERFINISHED
partOf East Arnhem Land cultural region NERFINISHED
population approximately 2000–2500 people
primaryLanguages Yolngu Matha languages NERFINISHED
recognizedAs major Yolngu cultural centre
major Yolngu linguistic centre
serves Galiwin’ku NERFINISHED
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time NERFINISHED
Australian Central Standard Time
traditionalOwners Yolngu people NERFINISHED
UTCOffset +9:30
+9:30

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wessel Islands hasIsland Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku)
this entity surface form: Elcho Island
Yolngu people haveSacredSites Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku)