Groote Eylandt

[ groot ahy-luhnd ]

noun

1. an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2,461 sq. km).

Example Sentences

Almost 600 mm of rain fell at Groote Eylandt over the weekend as the storm moved over remote Gulf of Carpenteria island communities bringing down trees and causing flash flooding.

From Seattle Times

Researchers collected data over 42 days after fitting backpacks with trackers on wild roaming male and female northern quolls on Groote Eylandt, an island off the coast of Australia's Northern Territory.

From BBC

Emergency services and the military were called in to rescue residents from the island of Groote Eylandt, off the north coast on Thursday.

From BBC

Overnight, authorities suspended Groote Eylandt airlifts because the cyclone’s path had changed, regional commander Travis Wurst said.

From The Guardian

“Groote Eylandt is expected to feel some effects of the cyclone including destructive winds, heavy rainfall and abnormally high tides,” the Northern Territory government said in a statement.

From The Guardian