Rimbija Island is the northernmost
island
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of the
Wessel Islands
The Wessel Islands is a group of uninhabited islands in the Northern Territory of Australia. They extend in a more or less straight line from Buckingham Bay and the Napier Peninsula of Arnhem Land, and Elcho Island, to the northeast. Marchinbar ...
group in the
Northern Territory
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of
Australia
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. The most northerly point of the small island is called Cape Wessel. It is separated from
Marchinbar Island to the south by a narrow
strait
A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean chan ...
, and
Emu Islet
The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu ...
a little further to the southwest.
External links
Wessel Islands map
Islands of the Northern Territory
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