Northern Territory

noun

Northern Territory

an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 198 700 (2003 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)

Occasionally they came upon a deserted Indian camp, but in this northern territory they found few roving tribes.

They could go into hiding for a while—make for Queensland and then go into the northern territory.

The total area of the northern territory of South Australia is 523,620 square miles.

I was told that at the time of our visit there were only two genuine squatters in the whole northern territory.

If the Northern territory is ever to be rendered habitable, it must be by Queensland that the work is done.

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