Tiwi Islands
District of Milikapiti
in Tiwi Islands of Northern Territory, Australia
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -11.426 and 130.675 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -11° 25' 31" and E 130° 40' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 07:38 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 11:24 am and 11:02 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 5.450 and -53.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Roche Brigandin - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Explore Tiwi Islands
The district Tiwi Islands of Milikapiti in Tiwi Islands (Northern Territory) is located in Australia about 2,000 mi north-west of Canberra, the country's capital.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Darwin, Tiakur, Lospalos, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
30°C (86 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
31°C (88 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
32°C (89 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Melville Island (Australia)
Melville Island known in the Tiwi language as Yermalner lies in the eastern Timor Sea, off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is west of the Cobourg Peninsula in Arnhem Land and north of Darwin. The largest community/town on the island is Milikapiti, pop. 559. The second village is Pirlangimpi (Pularumpi, formerly Garden Point), pop. 440, 27 km west of Milipakpiti, on the west coast of Melville Island. About 30 more people live in five family outstations.
Tiwi Islands
The Tiwi Islands are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, 80 km to the north of Darwin where the Arafura Sea joins the Timor Sea. They comprise Melville Island, Bathurst Island, and nine smaller uninhabited islands, with a combined area of 8,320 square kilometres . Inhabited before European settlement by the Tiwi indigenous Australians, there are approximately 3,000 people on the islands. The Tiwi Land Council is one of four land councils in the Northern Territory.
Milikapiti, Northern Territory
Milikapiti is a village on the northern coast of Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia. At the 2006 census, Milikapiti had a population of 382. It is 105 kilometres by air from Darwin. Tiwi Travel fly twice daily to and from Darwin servicing Milikapiti. The flight takes approximately 25 minutes. The Works & Infrastructure division of Tiwi Islands Local Government is located in Milikapiti.
