Arnhem Land

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Arnhem Land is a vast, remote region in Australia’s Northern Territory known for its strong Aboriginal culture, traditional land ownership, and largely untouched wilderness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aboriginal land trust area
region
accessControlledBy permit system
area approximately 97,000 square kilometres
borders Arafura Sea
Gulf of Carpentaria
Kakadu National Park
climate tropical monsoon climate
contains Arafura Swamp
Cobourg Peninsula
Gove Peninsula
Wessel Islands
country Australia
economyActivity art production
fishing
mining
tourism
governedBy Northern Land Council
hasHeritage significant Indigenous cultural heritage
hasLanguageGroup Djambarrpuyngu
Kunwinjku
Rembarrnga
Yolngu Matha
hasLargestTown Nhulunbuy
hasSeason dry season
wet season
hasSettlement Gunbalanya
Maningrida
Oenpelli
Ramingining
Yirrkala
knownFor Indigenous art
Yolngu music
didgeridoo tradition
largely untouched wilderness
rock art sites
strong Aboriginal culture
traditional land ownership
landTenure Aboriginal freehold land
locatedIn Northern Territory
locatedOn continent of Australia
namedAfter Dutch ship Arnhem
namedBy Matthew Flinders
partOf Top End
population sparsely populated
protectedStatus large areas under Indigenous protected areas and conservation reserves
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time
traditionalOwners Bininj people NERFINISHED
Yolngu people NERFINISHED

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Van Diemen Gulf adjacentTo Arnhem Land
Gulf of Carpentaria borders Arnhem Land
Top End contains Arnhem Land
Top End contains Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Alligator Rivers region
Northern Territory hasRegion Arnhem Land
Nhulunbuy locatedIn Arnhem Land
Kakadu National Park partOf Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Alligator Rivers Region
Nhulunbuy region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: East Arnhem Land