Northern Territory
a territory in N Australia. 523,620 sq. mi. (1,356,175 sq. km). Capital: Darwin.
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Cannon-Brookes is backing the Sun Cable, a massive solar farm planned for the country’s sun-drenched Northern Territory, which has ambitions to send power to Singapore via a long undersea cable.
Tech Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes on How Australia Could Become a Renewable Energy Superpower | Amy Gunia | October 7, 2021 | TimeForrest and tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes have invested in the Sun Cable, an ambitious plan to construct one of the world’s largest solar farms in Australia’s Northern Territory, which would send power to Southeast Asia via an undersea cable.
Could the World’s Largest Green Energy Hub Redefine How Companies Work With Indigenous People? | Amy Gunia | July 16, 2021 | TimeIn Australia’s Northern Territory, a gold miner became infected at a quarantine hotel, then took a charter flight back to the mine.
The Delta variant is forcing parts of Australia back into lockdown | Sara Chodosh | June 29, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOccasionally they came upon a deserted Indian camp, but in this Northern Territory they found few roving tribes.
Historic Adventures | Rupert S. HollandThey could go into hiding for a while—make for Queensland and then go into the Northern Territory.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
The total area of the Northern Territory of South Australia is 523,620 square miles.
The Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) BrasseyI was told that at the time of our visit there were only two genuine squatters in the whole Northern Territory.
Cruise of the 'Alert' | R. W. CoppingerIf the Northern Territory is ever to be rendered habitable, it must be by Queensland that the work is done.
Greater Britain | Charles Wentworth Dilke
British Dictionary definitions for 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)
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