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Milikapiti

Northern Territoryvillage

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Total population

414

Founded

1941

Air quality index

51Moderate
Elevation15 m
Coordinates-11.42°, 130.67°

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City facts

Founded
1941

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Milikapiti is a village on the northern coast of Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia. At the 2011 census, Milikapiti had a population of 447.

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History & geography

History

Milikapiti was founded in 1941 as the Snake Bay government aboriginal settlement. In 1942, aboriginals from Snake Bay captured Australia's first Japanese prisoner of war, Sergeant Hajime Toyoshima, who crash-landed on Melville Island after his plane was damaged while bombing Darwin. The Snake Bay Patrol was also formed from local Indigenous Australians during World War II.

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Geography

Latitude
-11.4221
Longitude
130.6742
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
51
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
73
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,356
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    126
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848 · Aves
    121
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    110
  • Northern Fantail
    Rhipidura rufiventris (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    109
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    108
  • Red-collared Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus rubritorquis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    107
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    104
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    103

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2002-11-01

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Austin Wonaeamirri
Austin Wonaeamirri
Australian rules footballer
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Delilah Freddy Puruntatameri
Australian indigenous artist and printmaker (born 1968)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern Territory

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Geography & sun

Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,031

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
329
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Asian Weaver Ant
Asian Weaver Ant
Oecophylla smaragdina
Seen 2026-08-13
roundleaf sensitive pea
roundleaf sensitive pea
Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Seen 2026-08-12
Domestic Horse
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
Seen 2026-08-12
Agile Wallaby
Agile Wallaby
Notamacropus agilis
Seen 2026-08-12
red-flowering kurrajong
red-flowering kurrajong
Brachychiton megaphyllus
Seen 2026-08-12
Zamia Palm
Zamia Palm
Cycas armstrongii
Seen 2026-08-12
Sand Palm
Sand Palm
Livistona humilis
Seen 2026-08-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API