Bathurst Island
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an island off the coast of N Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Archipelago: present south of the North Magnetic Pole nearby. 7,609 sq. mi. (19,707 sq. km).
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an island in the Northern Territory, Australia, in the Timor Sea. 1,000 sq. mi. (2,590 sq. km).
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If the project is given full approval, Santos wants to construct an undersea gas pipeline alongside Bathurst Island, the western-most island in the Tiwi archipelago.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2022
The day following we coasted the North-West side of Bathurst Island; and at sunset anchored off a point from which a reef projects for a considerable distance into the sea.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker
After rounding the cape they kept a course down the western side of Bathurst Island.
From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Favenc, Ernest
After rounding it a course was steered down the western side of Bathurst Island.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker
The south side of Bathurst Island has no sinuosities.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
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