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The Darwin Coastal, an
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bioregion A bioregion is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a biogeographic realm, but larger than an ecoregion or an ecosystem, in the World Wide Fund for Nature classification scheme. There is also an attempt to use the ...
, is located in the
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of
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Geography

It comprises an area of of central
Arnhem Land Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia, with the term still in use. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territory capital, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compan ...
, in the
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of the Northern Territory. This Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) bioregion is generally flat, low-lying
coastland The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in n ...
s, drained by several large rivers. Vegetation communities include eucalypt forest and woodlands with
tussock grass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial ...
and hummock grass understorey. Land use is mixed, with urban development around , Aboriginal land, pastoral leases and conservation reserves. Major population centres are and .


See also

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References

Arnhem Land Arnhem Land tropical savanna Coastline of the Northern Territory IBRA regions Timor Sea Darwin, Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub