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 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 Phillip Parker King
A fort, therefore, was constructed so as to command the whole anchorage, and when finished it was possible to fire a shot from it on to Bathurst Island.
From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Ida Lee
To the northernmost point of Bathurst Island Captain Bremer gave the name of Cape Brace.
From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Ida Lee
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 Ernest Favenc
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