Place Names Register Extract
Bathurst Island
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Bathurst Island |
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| Type Designation | Island |
| Place Id | 10684 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -11° 35' S (Decimal degrees -11.5974) | |
| Longitude: 130° 18' E (Decimal degrees 130.3105) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Tiwi Islands | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Tiwi Islands Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Named by PP King on 21 May 1818, in compliment to the third Earl of Bathurst (1762 - 1834), Secretary of State for Colonies. The second Earl was given the title Baron Apsley in 1771, hence the adjacent Apsley Strait. The Dutch named the Island - De Speult Eylandt on 5 May 1623 by Van Closter in the "Arnhem" in honour of Herman van Speult, Governor of Ambon. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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