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top right]] The Cobourg Peninsula is located 350 kilometres east of Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
 in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is deeply indented with coves and bays, covers a land area of about 2,100 kmē, and is virtually uninhabited with a population ranging from about 20 to 30 in five family outstation
Outstation

Historically, the word outstation has been used to denote subsidiary Homesteadings or other dwellings, on Australian sheep or cattle Station s which were large enough to have more than a day's travel between different parts of the property....
s, but without any notable settlement or village. It is separated from Croker Island
Croker Island

Croker Island is an island in the Arafura Sea off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia, 200 km northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory....
 in the east by Bowen Strait, which is 2.5 km wide in the south and up to 7 km in the north, and 8.5 km long.






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top right]] The Cobourg Peninsula is located 350 kilometres east of Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
 in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is deeply indented with coves and bays, covers a land area of about 2,100 kmē, and is virtually uninhabited with a population ranging from about 20 to 30 in five family outstation
Outstation

Historically, the word outstation has been used to denote subsidiary Homesteadings or other dwellings, on Australian sheep or cattle Station s which were large enough to have more than a day's travel between different parts of the property....
s, but without any notable settlement or village. It is separated from Croker Island
Croker Island

Croker Island is an island in the Arafura Sea off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia, 200 km northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory....
 in the east by Bowen Strait, which is 2.5 km wide in the south and up to 7 km in the north, and 8.5 km long. In the east, it is separated from Melville Island
Melville Island, Northern Territory

Melville Island lies in the eastern Timor Sea, off the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is west of the Cobourg Peninsula in Arnhem Land and north of Darwin, Northern Territory....
 by Dundas Strait. From Cape Don, the western point of the peninsula, to Soldier Point in the east of Melville Island, the distance is 28 km. In the north is the Arafura Sea, and in the south the Van Diemen Gulf
Van Diemen Gulf

Van Diemen Gulf is a gulf between Arnhem Land, of the attached Cobourg Peninsula and Melville Island, Northern Territory in northern Australia....
. The highest elevation is Mount Roe in the south with 160 Meters.

All of Cobourg Peninsula is part of Garig Gunak Barlu National Park
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park

Garig Gunak Barlu is a national park around the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory , 216 km northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory. It was established by joining the former Gurig National Park and the Cobourg Marine Park....
, which also encompasses a few nearshore islands. Mostly a tourist attraction, it is known for its pristine wilderness. It is home to a large variety of sea life and the world's largest herd of pure-strain banteng
Banteng

The Banteng , also known as Tembadau, is a species of Bovini found in Southeast Asia.Banteng have been domesticated in several places in Southeast Asia, and there are around 1.5 million domestic Banteng, which are called Bali cattle....
. It is also renowned for its Aboriginal culture. While it is only sparsely inhabited today, it was once the site of an attempt at founding a major trading port on its northern shores, Port Essington
Port Essington

Port Essington is an inlet and historic site located on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory....
, of which the ruins are still accessible today.

There are no notable settlements or villages on Cobourg Peninsula, just a few family outstation
Outstation

Historically, the word outstation has been used to denote subsidiary Homesteadings or other dwellings, on Australian sheep or cattle Station s which were large enough to have more than a day's travel between different parts of the property....
s and other establishments along or close to the north coast, from west to east :

  • Cape Don Light (lighthouse)
  • Cape Don Airport (ICAO Code YCPD) (grass airfield 1800 m, opened 8 Nov 1989)
  • Araru Point (Araru) (family outstation)
  • Ardbinae (Adbanae, Trepang Bay) (family outstation)
  • Port Essington
    Port Essington

    Port Essington is an inlet and historic site located on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory....
     (Victoria Settlement) (former European settlement)
  • Gumuragi (Gumeragi, Reef Point) (family outstation)
  • Algarlalgari (Black Point) (ranger station)
  • Ngardimardi (Smith Point) (camping area)
  • Gul Gul (Danger Point) (abandoned family outstation, ruins)
  • Meriah (Mariah, Raffles Bay) (family outstation)
  • Irgul (Irgul Point) (family outstation)


The closest village is Minjilang on Croker Island
Croker Island

Croker Island is an island in the Arafura Sea off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia, 200 km northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory....
 close east.

See also

  • Garig Gunak Barlu National Park
    Garig Gunak Barlu National Park

    Garig Gunak Barlu is a national park around the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory , 216 km northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory. It was established by joining the former Gurig National Park and the Cobourg Marine Park....