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
Yolngu people

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Gunbalanya hasNearbyProtectedArea Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve
Ramingining locatedIn Arnhem Land
Yirrkala region Arnhem Land
Djambarrpuyngu spokenIn Arnhem Land
Djambarrpuyngu region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: north‑east Arnhem Land
Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation locatedIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Northeast Arnhem Land
Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation regionServed Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Northeast Arnhem Land
Gove bauxite mine locatedInIndigenousLand Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Yolngu land
Gove alumina refinery region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: East Arnhem Land
Nhulunbuy High School region Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: East Arnhem Land
Nhulunbuy High School servesRegion Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: East Arnhem Land
Nhulunbuy Regional Hospital catchmentArea Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: East Arnhem Land
Garma Festival (nearby at Gulkula) locatedInRegion Arnhem Land
subject surface form: Garma Festival
this entity surface form: Northeast Arnhem Land
Gunyangara (Ski Beach) locatedInRegion Arnhem Land
subject surface form: Gunyangara
this entity surface form: East Arnhem Land
Gunyangara (Ski Beach) region Arnhem Land
subject surface form: Gunyangara
Gumatj Corporation locatedIn Arnhem Land
Gumatj Corporation regionServed Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: North-east Arnhem Land
Jawoyn people traditionalTerritory Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land plateau (southern parts)
Wessel Islands locatedIn Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land region
Wessel Islands locatedNorthOf Arnhem Land
this entity surface form: Arnhem Land mainland