| State | nt |
|---|---|
| Area | 27800 |
| Near-n | Timor Sea |
| Near-ne | Arnhem Coast |
| Near-e | Arnhem Coast |
| Near-se | Arnhem Plateau |
| Near-s | Daly Basin |
| Near-sw | Victoria Bonaparte |
| Near-w | Timor Sea |
| Near-nw | Timor Sea |
| Near | Darwin Coastal |
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 , Aboriginal land, pastoral leases and conservation reserves. Major population centres are and .[4]
See also
- c. Biogeography of the Northern Territory
- c. IBRA regions
References
- ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ^ IBRA Version 6.1 Archived September 8, 2006 at the Wayback Machine data
- ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Darwin Coastal bioregion". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 1 June 2015.