Top End

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The Top End is the tropical northernmost region of Australia's Northern Territory, known for its monsoonal climate, wetlands, and proximity to the city of Darwin.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region
borders Arafura Sea
Gulf of Carpentaria
Timor Sea NERFINISHED
climateClassification tropical savanna climate
contains Arnhem Land
surface form: "Alligator Rivers region"

Arnhem Land
Daly River region
Darwin
Kakadu National Park
Litchfield National Park
Mary River wetlands
Tiwi Islands
Victoria River region
country Australia
hasAverageAnnualRainfall high
hasCapitalCity Darwin
hasClimate monsoonal
tropical
hasDrySeasonMonths approximately May to October
hasFeature billabongs
estuaries
floodplains
sandstone escarpments
hasLanguageGroup Bininj Kunwok
Tiwi language
Yolŋu languages
surface form: "Yolngu languages"
hasSeason dry season
wet season
hasVegetationType floodplain grasslands
mangroves
tropical woodland
hasWetSeasonMonths approximately November to April
knownFor Aboriginal culture
biodiversity
monsoon rains
tropical savanna
wetlands
locatedIn Northern Territory
northern Australia
locatedInTimeZone Australian Central Standard Time
majorEconomicActivity mining
pastoralism
tourism
nearestMajorCity Darwin
partOf Northern Territory
traditionalOwners Aboriginal Australians

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Territory hasRegion Top End
Katherine isInRegion Top End
Beagle Gulf locatedIn Top End
Darwin locatedIn Top End
Fannie Bay locatedIn Top End
Mindil Beach locatedIn Top End
Nhulunbuy locatedIn Top End
Wagaman locatedIn Top End
Arnhem Land partOf Top End
Crocosaurus Cove region Top End
Katherine Gorge region Top End
Nightcliff region Top End
Palmerston region Top End
Stuart Park region Top End
Tiwi Islands region Top End

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