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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Elcho Island