Gawa, Elcho Island
Town in the Northern Territory, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gawa is a place on Elcho Island in the Arnhem Land of Northern Territory, Australia.
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Gawa Gäwa Northern Territory | |
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Coordinates | 11.759444°S 135.905278°E / -11.759444; 135.905278 |
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LGA(s) | Unincorporated area |
Territory electorate(s) | Mulka |
Federal division(s) | Lingiari |
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Elcho Island is situated about 90 kilometres west-north-west of the Gove Peninsula in the Arafura Sea. Approximately 60 km long and 6 km wide, it is home for some 1,000 Indigenous Australians whose homelands are scattered on Elcho, several neighbouring islands and surrounding mainland regions. Elcho Island is one of the most remote communities in Australia.