Overview of Darwin: History

Darwin was first named in 1839 by John Lort Stokes during the third voyage of the Beagle. It was named after his former shipmate and famous naturalist Charles Darwin. Darwin's development was accelerated by the discovery of gold at Pine Creek, about 200 km south of the city in 1871. Read More »

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Capes in Northern Territory

Cape Grose, 49 km (30 miles)

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Big Bluebush Bore, a well
Big Ranken Waterhole, a waterhole
Hervey Rocks, a rock
Hughie Creek, a stream
Malula Rockhole, a rock

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Abquy in Ostan-e Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran
Ahea in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Amanfukrom in Ghana
Balka Vodina, a ravine in Respublika Kalmykiya, Russia
BhadrapurN.P.12 in BhadrapurN.P., Jhapa, Mechi Zone, Eastern Region, Nepal
Bottom Tank, a water tank in Navajo County, Arizona
Cano Las Brisas, an intermittent stream in Estado Miranda, Venezuela
Chah-e Masha`-e Panzdah-e Khordad in Iran
Cox Island, an island in Hawkins County, Tennessee
Duncan Creek, a stream in Walker County, Alabama
Gorki in Kostromskaya Oblast', Russia
Grande Place in Departement du Sud-Est, Haiti
Hewitt Lake, a lake in Ontario
Hilinamodsyauwa in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Hoseynabad in Ostan-e Kerman, Iran
Imi n' Taioukht, a pass in Region de Souss-Massa-Draa, Morocco

Karlshof in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Katapa Mulapo, a stream in Western Province, Zambia
Koniuji Strait, a channel in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
Kroum Aarab in Mohafazat Aakar, Lebanon
Lengkong Dua in Central Java, Indonesia
McKinley Township in Douglas County, Missouri
Muhaylah in Blue Nile State, Sudan
Nangal Shahu in Punjab, Pakistan
Oil-lodongjagu in Chagang-do, North Korea
Quebrada El Barrero, a stream in Provincia de Los Santos, Panama
Sidi Ali Ben Malek in Wilaya de Djelfa, Algeria
Uybatskiy Magistral'nyy Kanal, a canal in Respublika Khakasiya, Russia
Vila Verde in Cuanza Norte Province, Angola
Yangmei in Guangdong Sheng, China
Zhaojiawan in Sichuan Sheng, China

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Darwin Tourist Information from You.travel
Darwin, Northern Territory from Wikipedia
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