Elcho Island

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Elcho Island, known to its traditional owners as Galiwin'ku, is an island off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. It is located at the southern end of the Wessel Islands group located in the East Arnhem Region. Galiwin'ku is also the name of the settlement where the island's largest community lives. Elcho island formed part of the traditional lands of the Yan-nhaŋu, according to Norman Tindale. According to J. C. Jennison, the aboriginal inhabitants were the Dhuwal, whom he said called themselves the Kokalango Mala (mala=clan.)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elcho_Island
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Coordinates:   11°54'48"S   135°44'46"E

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  • We sailed through this channel in 1983 on my ketch Bahhar went aground as the strong tidal currents pushed us into the mangroves waited two hours and at high tide we motored outside the channel Scarry experianc
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