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Top End / Darwin Tourism

About the Top End / Darwin Region

The Northern Territory’s Top End Region is the northern part of the Territory, from around the latitude of Tennant Creek in the northern coast.

The Northern Territory, hived off from the State of South Australia in 1911, is the third largest Australian federal division but by far the most sparsely populated, the entire Territory being home to only around 215,000. The majority of Territorians living in the capital, Darwin, (with a population of around 106,000).

Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin is the smallest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the Top End's regional centre. The city itself is built on a low bluff overlooking the harbour. While it has many attractions of its own, such as the very popular Mindil and Casuarina Beaches, the city is also used as a base for those exploring other areas of the region.

One of the Top End’s most visited areas is the Kakadu National Park, 171 km east of Darwin. The largest National Park in Australia, Kakadu covers an area of 19,804 km sq (about a third the size of Tasmania). Its diversity of spectacular landscapes, wealth of wildlife and immense Aboriginal cultural significance attracts almost as many tourists each year as there are Territory residents. Kakadu has the most concentrated collection of Aboriginal rock art in Australia, Nourlangie and Ubirr being among the finest examples.

Three hundred and twenty km southeast of Darwin, is the town of Katherine, gateway for tourists wishing to explore the spectacular Katherine Gorge in the Nitmiluk National Park, another area noted for its ancient rock paintings. Other popular places in this area include the tropical thermal pool at Mataranka, the former gold-mining centre Pine Creek, and the Victoria and Daly Rivers, both exceptional fishing spots.

In the south of the region, 1,000 km from Darwin, is Tennant Creek, another region of great Aboriginal significance, as well as being the site of Australia’s last gold-rush in the 1930s.

List of Towns in the Top End / Darwin Region

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ADELAIDE RIVER | DARWIN | KATHERINE | MATARANKA | MIDDLE POINT | PINE CREEK | TENNANT CREEK

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