Melville Island

Summary

Melville Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melville Island is located in Northern Territory^[3].
• Melville Island is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Timor Sea^[5].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Dundas Strait^[6].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Van Diemen Gulf^[7].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Clarence Strait^[8].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Beagle Gulf^[9].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Arafura Sea^[10].
• Melville Island's instance of is recorded as island^[11].
• Melville Island's capital is recorded as Milikapiti^[12].
• Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville is named after Melville Island^[13].
• The location of Melville Island was Indian Ocean^[14].
• Melville Island is part of Tiwi Islands^[15].
• Melville Island's Commons category is recorded as Melville Island, Australia^[16].
• Melville Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:30^[17].
• Melville Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -11.5, 'lon': 130.93333333333}^[18].
• Melville Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tiwi Islands^[19].
• Melville Island has a population of {'amount': '+1030'}^[20].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 10: Малайзія — Мугаджары^[24].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Q120475222^[25].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Geographic names of the world: Toponymic dictionary^[26].
• Melville Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mis', 'text': 'Yermalner'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Melville Island is in the country of Australia^[4]. It is located in Northern Territory^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Timor Sea^[5], a sea^[28], in Indonesia^[29]; Dundas Strait^[6], a strait^[30], in Australia^[31]; Van Diemen Gulf^[7], a bay^[32], in Australia^[33]; Clarence Strait^[8], a strait^[34], in Australia^[35]; Beagle Gulf^[9], a gulf^[36], in Australia^[37]; and Arafura Sea^[10], an adjacent sea^[38], in Indonesia^[39]. It is part of Tiwi Islands^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Melville Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5765'}^[40]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+43'}^[41]. It has a population of {'amount': '+1030'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Melville Island's instance of is recorded as island^[11].

History and Context

Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville is named after Melville Island^[13].

Why It Matters

Melville Island ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]