Darwin Coastal

The Darwin Coastal, an IBRA bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory of Australia.^[1][2]

Darwin Coastal Northern Territory
Gunn Point, with Hector thundercloud in the background
The interim Australian bioregions, with the Darwin Coastal in red
Area	27,800 km2 (10,733.6 sq mi)
Localities around Darwin Coastal: Timor Sea Timor Sea Arnhem Coast Timor Sea Darwin Coastal Arnhem Coast Victoria Bonaparte Daly Basin Arnhem Plateau

Geography

It comprises an area of 2,843,199 hectares (7,025,700 acres)^[3] of central Arnhem Land, in the Top End of the Northern Territory.^[4]

This Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) bioregion is generally flat, low-lying coastlands, drained by several large rivers. Vegetation communities include eucalypt forest and woodlands with tussock grass and hummock grass understorey.

Land use is mixed, with urban development around Darwin, Aboriginal land, pastoral leases and conservation reserves. Major population centres are Darwin and Palmerston.^[4]

See also

• Environment portal

• Biogeography of the Northern Territory
• IBRA regions