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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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
Yolngu people

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Northern Territory hasRegion Arnhem Land
Top End contains Arnhem Land
Top End contains Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Alligator Rivers region
Kakadu National Park partOf Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Alligator Rivers Region
Van Diemen Gulf adjacentTo Arnhem Land
Gulf of Carpentaria borders Arnhem Land
Nhulunbuy locatedIn Arnhem Land
Nhulunbuy region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: East Arnhem Land
Ten Canoes setInRegion Arnhem Land
northern Australia contains Arnhem Land
subject surface form: Northern Australia
Yolngu people locatedIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Northeast Arnhem Land
Yolŋu languages spokenIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: northeast Arnhem Land
Yolŋu languages region Arnhem Land
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park (nearby on Cobourg Peninsula) locatedIn Arnhem Land
subject surface form: Garig Gunak Barlu National Park
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land region
Alice Springs Airport region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Outback Northern Territory
Top End region contains Arnhem Land
Bininj Kunwok spokenIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Western Arnhem Land
Bininj Kunwok region Arnhem Land
Bininj ethnicGroupOf Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: western Arnhem Land
Bininj region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: western Arnhem Land
Bininj associatedWith Arnhem Land
Cobourg Peninsula partOf Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land region
Gumatj spokenIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Northeast Arnhem Land
Gumatj region Arnhem Land
Gälpu spokenIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: northeast Arnhem Land
Gälpu region Arnhem Land
Gälpu subregion Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: northeast Arnhem Land
Groote Eylandt partOf Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land region
Yolngu Matha spokenIn Arnhem Land
Yolngu Matha region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: northeastern Arnhem Land
Kunwinjku spokenIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Western Arnhem Land
Kunwinjku traditionalTerritory Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: western Arnhem Land
Rembarrnga spokenIn Arnhem Land
Rembarrnga traditionalRegion Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: central Arnhem Land
Rembarrnga traditionalRegion Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: eastern Arnhem Land
Rembarrnga region Arnhem Land
Gove Peninsula locatedIn Arnhem Land
Gove Peninsula locatedIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: northeastern Arnhem Land
Arafura Swamp locatedIn Arnhem Land
Dutch ship Arnhem hasEponym Arnhem Land
Maningrida locatedIn Arnhem Land
Oenpelli locatedInRegion Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Western Arnhem Land
Oenpelli culturalRegion Arnhem Land
Gunbalanya locatedIn Arnhem Land
Gunbalanya hasNearbyFeature Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land Plateau