Garig Gunak Barlu is a
protected area
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in the
Northern Territory
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of
Australia
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on the
Cobourg Peninsula
The Cobourg Peninsula is located east of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is deeply indented with coves and bays, covers a land area of about , and is virtually uninhabited with a population ranging from about 20 to 30 in five ...
and some adjoining waters about north-east of the territory capital of
Darwin.
It was established by joining the former Gurig National Park and the Cobourg Marine Park. Its name derives from the local
Garig language, and the words ''gunak'' 'land' and ''barlu'' 'deep water'.
The national park consists of all land of the Cobourg Peninsula, of
Burford Island
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, the
Sir George Hope Islands
The Sir George Hope Islands are a group of islands lying southwest of the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Name
The name was given to the islands by the navigator and explorer Phillip Parker King
Rear Admiral Phi ...
(from west to east Greenhill, Wangoindjung, Warldagawaji, Morse, Wunmiyi), Mogogout Island and
Endyalgout Island (117.4 km
2) to the south of the peninsula, and of adjacent waters.
Croker Island
Croker Island is an island in the Arafura Sea off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia, northeast of Darwin. It was the site of the Croker Island Mission between 1940 and 1968.
Indigenous peoples
At the earliest time of European co ...
, although close east of the peninsula, is not part of the park.
It is categorized as an
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
Category II protected area.
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See also
* Protected areas of the Northern Territory
The protected areas of the Northern Territory consists of protected areas managed by the governments of the Northern Territory and Australia and private organisations with a reported total area of being 24.8% of the total area of the Northern Te ...
References
External links
NASA Earth Observatory
Garig Gunak National Park Website
Official fact sheet and map
Arnhem Land tropical savanna
Cobourg Peninsula
National parks of the Northern Territory
Protected areas established in 2000
Ramsar sites in Australia
2000 establishments in Australia
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