Vanderlin Island

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Vanderlin Island is an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the largest island in the Sir Edward Pellew Group. Its area is 264 km².

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• List of islands of Australia

v • d • e Australian places named by Dutch explorers in the 17th Century1 (Many names have been Anglicised; for these the original Dutch name appears in brackets) Queensland Staaten River (Staten Riuier) · Carpentaria Northern Territory Vanderlin Island (Cap Vanderlin) · Groote Eylandt · Arnhem Land (Arnhems Landt) · Crocodile Islands (Cocodrils Eÿlandt) · Van Diemen Gulf (Baÿa van-Diemen) Western Australia Houtman Abrolhos2 · Rottnest Island (Eyland Rottenest) · Swan River (Swarte Swaene-Revier) South Australia St. Francis Island (Eyland St. Francois) · St. Peter Island (Eyland St. Pierre) Tasmania Maatsuyker Island (Maetsuickers eylan) · Pedra Branca2 · Storm Bay · Maria Island (Marias Eylandt) · Schouten Island (Schoute Eylandt) 1(with the name still in use in either original or Anglicised version) 2Named by the Dutch, but a Portuguese name

Coordinates: 15°44′S 137°02′E / -15.733, 137.033