Getting There - Arnhem Land Australia
For as long as I can remember local I know and myself referred
to Arnhem Land simpliy as Arnhem Land though now it's seems it's
offically recognized as two word Arnhem Land.
Drive straight down the the Stuart Highway from Darwin and you
can't miss the signs on the right for the Batchelor and Litchfield
Park turnoff.
Arnhem Land is one of the five regions of the Northern Territory
of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the
territory and is around 500 km (310 mi) from the territory capital
Darwin.
The area covers about 97,000 km2 and has an estimated population
of 16,000, of whom 12,000 are Yolngu, the traditional owners.
The region�s service hub is Nhulunbuy, 600 km east of Darwin,
set up in the early 1970s as a mining town (bauxite). Other major
population centres are Yirrkala (just outside Nhulunbuy), Gunbalanya
(formerly Oenpelli), Ramingining, and Maningrida. A substantial
proportion of the population, which is mostly Aboriginal, lives
on small outstations. Arnhem Land has been occupied by indigenous
people for tens of thousands of years and is the location of the
oldest-known stone axe, which scholars believe to be 35,500 years
old.
Arnhem Land how did it get its name?: In 1623, Dutch East India
Company captain William van Colster sailed into the Gulf of Carpentaria
and Cape Arnhem is named after his ship, the Arnhem, which itself
was named after the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands.
http://www.australianwildlife.org/sanctuaries/pungalina-seven-emu-sanctuary.aspx
How
to get a permit for arnhem land (When they ask for car registration
just say your hiring a vehicle and what supplier).
Darwin
airport for 1 day or more car hire (external link to Airport Rentals)
Darwin
4wd camper hire
Darwin
motorhome hire
View
the full website of Litchfield National Park