Bigge Island
It’s a coincidence that despite being named after a commissioner of NSW, Bigge Island lives up to its name. It is 178km² and the second largest island in the Bonaparte Archipelago (formed of hundreds of islands and islets). ‘Wuyurru’ to the Uunguu people, the island is surrounded by very shallow reefs which makes it hazardous…
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What draws people to Vansittart Bay and Jar Island? Apart from the pristine white beaches, the glassy aqua waters and the jagged sandstones that teeter on the water’s edge? The discovery of rock paintings dating back 40,000 years, the grave of a DC3 WWII aircraft and shards of exotic, ethnic pottery… Vansittart Bay is surrounded…
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