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Encyclopedia of Australia
01-01-1999
Arnhem Land Region
Arnhem Land was named by Matthew Flinders in 1803. A Dutch name, he called the area after a ship whose crew sighted the northern Arnhem coastline in the 1620s. Arnhem Land is made up of the entire north-eastern half of the Top End of the Northern Territory, beyond Kakadu National Park. The Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust owns and manages the site and, except for one town, it cannot be visited without special permission. The only part of Arnhem Land the public can visit without obtaining a permit is Nhulunbuy at the north-eastern tip. Extending from the Gove Peninsula in the north-east to Cobourg Peninsula in the north-west, Arnhem ...