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