Vanderlin Island is an island in the

Gulf of Carpentaria The Gulf of Carpentaria (, ) is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the eastern Arafura Sea (the body of water that lies between Australia and New Guinea). The northern boundary i ...

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aus ...

, Australia. It is the largest island in the Sir Edward Pellew Group. Its area is . The island is part of the traditional lands of the Walu people. The only settlements on the island are four family outstations along the west coast. They are, from north to south: *Mooloowa *Babungi *Yulbara *Uguie Exact population figures are not known, but family outstations are typically four to six people, which results in a population of approximately 20 for the whole island. In 2019 only one family (Smith) of five persons lives on Vanderlin Island.

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image of Vanderlin Island 00-412 Vanderlin Island ANU map.png, Sketch map of Vanderlin Island

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Islands of the Northern Territory Gulf of Carpentaria {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub

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