Jungulu Island is an

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off the

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coast of

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. The island is approximately offshore and only a short distance to the north east of

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with a total area of about and is found at the southern end of the

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, part of the Heywood Islands group, in Camden Sound. The island is often incorrectly called Darcy Island, which is a small island found to the southern side of Jungulu proper. Although most of the islands in the Kimberley are unallocated DEC

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, Jungulu is one of islands near the former Kunmunya mission which are included in Reserve 23079 for ''Use and Benefit of Aborigines''.

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