Troughton Island

Troughton Island is an island located off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. Troughton Island is used as a helicopter base for the Timor Sea oil rigs approximately 500 km west of Darwin.

Troughton Island
Western Australia
Troughton Island
Coordinates13°45′S 126°08′E
Population2
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi)
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Area0.93 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)
Location19 km (12 mi) W of Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s)Kimberley
Federal Division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.5 °C
71 °F
14.9 °C
59 °F
702.3 mm
27.6 in

History

The island was found and named in 1819 by Phillip Parker King. The Sir Graham Moore Islands Airline company ShoreAir Pty Ltd has opened and operated an airport on the island since the 1960s.[1] It has had weather records due to its location.[2] It is a reference point for hydrographic surveys.[3]

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References

  1. "LIFE ON A TROPICAL ISLAND". The Australian Women's Weekly. 13 December 1967. p. 85. Retrieved 16 January 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  2. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/44065/20050819-0000/www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/200409/html/IDCJDW6125.200409.html
  3. Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Hydrographic Service (1969), Lesueur Island to Troughton Island, Australia – north-west coast, Western Australia (Provisional [ed.] ed.), Australian Hydrographic Service, retrieved 16 January 2016


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