Milingimbi Island
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Milingimbi Island is an island off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. It is located at 12°06’S 134°55’E, approximately 500 km east of Darwin and 250 km west of Nhulunbuy. Its largest community is also called Milingimbi. The island is approximately half a kilometer off the mainland and forms part of the Crocodile Island Group.
The Methodist Overseas Mission established Milingimbi in 1923. Most residents are Yolngu Indigenous Australians. The two main languages are Grupapungu and Djambarrpuyngu languages, although several other languages and dialects are also spoken at Milingimbi. English is a second language for almost all Aboriginal residents of Milingimbi.
The Island has its own airfield, with the airport call-sign MGT. Milingimbi is the site of a Bureau of Meteorology weather station.
The noted didgeridoo maker and player Djalu Gurruwiwi was born at Milingimbi.
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