Vanderlin Island

Vanderlin Island is an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the largest island in the Sir Edward Pellew Group. Its area is 264 km².

The only settlements on the island are four family outstations along the west coast. They are, from north to south:^[1]

Mooloowa
Babungi
Yulbara
Uguie

Exact population figures are not known, but family outstations are typically four to six people, which results in a population of approximately 20 for the whole island.

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Australian places named by Dutch explorers in the 17th century¹

Queensland	Staaten River (Staten Riuier) Carpentaria

Northern Territory	Vanderlin Island (Cap Vanderlin) Groote Eylandt Arnhem Land (Arnhems Landt) Crocodile Islands (Cocodrils Eÿlandt) Van Diemen Gulf (Baÿa van-Diemen)

Western Australia	Houtman Abrolhos² Rottnest Island (Eyland Rottenest) Swan River (Swarte Swaene-Revier)

South Australia	St Francis Island (Eyland St. Francois) St Peter Island (Eyland St. Pierre)

Tasmania	Maatsuyker Island (Maetsuickers eylan) Pedra Branca² Storm Bay Maria Island (Marias Eylandt) Schouten Island (Schoute Eylandt)

Notes: ¹with the name still in use in either original or Anglicised version ²Named by the Dutch, but a Portuguese name Many names have been Anglicised; (for these the original Dutch name appears in brackets)

Coordinates: 15°44′S 137°02′E / 15.733°S 137.033°E / -15.733; 137.033

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Vanderlin Island

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