| Troughton Island Western Australia | |||||||||
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  Troughton Island | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°45′S 126°08′E / 13.750°S 126.133°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 0.93 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) | ||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Kimberley | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Troughton Island is an island located off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of Kalumburu and 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-west of the Mungalalu Truscott Airbase. Troughton Island is used as a helicopter base for the Timor Sea oil rigs approximately 500 kilometres (300 mi) west of Darwin.