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