Population 2 State electorate(s) Kimberley Mean min temp Annual rainfall Area 93 ha | Time zone AWST (UTC+8) Mean max temp Mean min temp Elevation 27 m Federal division Division of Durack | |
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Location 19 km (12 mi) W of Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley | ||
Troughton Island is an island located off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia
Contents
Map of Troughton Island, Western Australia, Australia
History
The island was found and named in 1819 by Phillip Parker King after his expedition discovered the Sir Graham Moore Islands Airline company ShoreAir Pty Ltd has opened an operated an airport on the island since the sixties. It has had weather records due to its location It is a reference point for hydrographic surveys
References
Troughton Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA