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Nicholson is a locality in the
Northern Territory of Australia
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
about south-east of the territory capital of
Darwin.
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The locality consists of the following land (from north to south, then west to east):][
# The Waannyi/Garawa Aboriginal Lands Trust
#Land described as NT Portion 561, and the Mittiehan and Mount Drummond pastoral leases, and
#The Alexandria pastoral lease.
As of 2020, it has an area of .][
The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Nicholson River which was named by the explorer ]Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...
during his 1844/45 expedition after "Dr William Alleyne Nicholson of Bristol, England."Barkly Region
The Barkly Region, formerly Barkly Shire, is a local government area of the Northern Territory of Australia, administered by the Barkly Regional Council. The region's main town is Tennant Creek. The region covers an area of and had a populati ...
.
References
{{Localities and communities of the Barkly Region, state=collapsed
Populated places in the Northern Territory
Barkly Region