Milingimbi Island is about 5000 ha in area. It has a higher central core of about 1200 ha, with the bulk of this island consisting of intertidal salt flats and surrounding mangroves. The town of Milingimbi (population ~900) is located on the more exposed eastern side, where there is sufficient energy to maintain two small beaches (Fig. 5.81), with the township located directly behind. The main town beach (NT 668) and site of the barge landing is a 700 m long east-facing strip of high tide sand, backed by a 200 m wide series of low beach ridges and fronted by 600 m wide tidal sand flats. Mangroves dominate the northern end of the beach, with a few to the south, where the beach terminates at a low rocky bluff. The barge landing crosses the centre of the beach with beachfront houses to either side. read more

Beach Length: 0.7km