Troughton Island
Troughton Island is an island located off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. Troughton Island is used as a helicopter base for the Timor Sea oil rigs approximately 500 km west of Darwin.History
The island was found and named in 1819 by Phillip Parker King. The Sir Graham Moore Islands
Airline company ShoreAir Pty Ltd has opened and operated an airport on the island since the 1960s.
It has had weather records due to its location. It is a reference point for hydrographic surveys.
