Tiwi Islands

island group off the Northern Australian coast
Place island_group Q1323908
Tiwi Islands
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Tiwi Islands

Summary

Tiwi Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (634 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tiwi Islands is located in Tiwi Islands Region[3].
  • Tiwi Islands is located in Northern Territory[4].
  • Tiwi Islands is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Tiwi Islands is on the body of water Arafura Sea[6].
  • Tiwi Islands is on the body of water Beagle Gulf[7].
  • Tiwi Islands is on the body of water Clarence Strait[8].
  • Tiwi Islands is on the body of water Van Diemen Gulf[9].
  • Tiwi Islands is on the body of water Dundas Strait[10].
  • Tiwi Islands is on the body of water Timor Sea[11].
  • Tiwi Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[12].
  • Tiwi Islands's instance of is recorded as territory[13].
  • Tiwi Islands's shares border with is recorded as Wurrumiyanga[14].
  • Tiwi Islands's shares border with is recorded as Milikapiti[15].
  • Tiwi Islands's shares border with is recorded as Pirlangimpi[16].
  • Tiwi people is named after Tiwi Islands[17].
  • Tiwi Islands is part of Tiwi Cobourg[18].
  • Tiwi Islands's Commons category is recorded as Tiwi Islands[19].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Bathurst Island[20].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Melville Island[21].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Buchanan Island[22].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Irrititu Island[23].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Nodlaw Island[24].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Karslake Island[25].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Harris Island[26].
  • Tiwi Islands comprises Clift Island[27].

Body

Geography

Tiwi Islands is in the country of Australia[5]. Located in include Tiwi Islands Region[3], a local government area of the Northern Territory[28], in Australia[29], founded in 2008[30] and Northern Territory[4], a mainland territory of Australia[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1911[33]. Adjacent water bodies include Arafura Sea[6], an adjacent sea[34], in Indonesia[35]; Beagle Gulf[7], a gulf[36], in Australia[37]; Clarence Strait[8], a strait[38], in Australia[39]; Van Diemen Gulf[9], a bay[40], in Australia[41]; Dundas Strait[10], a strait[42], in Australia[43]; and Timor Sea[11], a sea[44], in Indonesia[45]. It is part of Tiwi Cobourg[18].

Physical Characteristics

Tiwi Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8320'}[46]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+35'}[47]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2453'}[48] and {'amount': '+194'}[49].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group[12] and territory[13].

History and Context

Tiwi people is named after Tiwi Islands[17].

Why It Matters

Tiwi Islands ranks in the top 6% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (634 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . linked.data.gov.au. linked.data.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . linked.data.gov.au. linked.data.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . linked.data.gov.au. linked.data.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [48] . censusdata.abs.gov.au. censusdata.abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [49] . abs.gov.au. Retrieved . abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [47] . wikidata.org.
  29. [46] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Brookschofield · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Male population {'amount': '+1227'}
    Instance of island group, territory
    Country Australia
    Part of Tiwi Cobourg
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://tiwiislands.org.au/, Add Australian English to official website ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/4e2cc155aab|details]])"
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