: Access driving via the sealed Stuart Highway south from Darwin or north from Alice Springs. |
Where is Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia |
Darwin to Alice Springs | Darwin
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Darwin a great destination for the family for a stopover for things
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Darwin: Capital city of Northern Territory, Australia is Darwin. Now Darwin is closer to Jakarta than to Sydney, and also closer to Singapore than to Melbourne. It is not really a surprise then that Darwinians looks to Asia for travel, influences in dress and food as much as it looks south to the rest of Australia. Darwin's proximity and relationship such as its sister city program with the Northern Territory's northern neighbours is reflected in Darwin's cosmopolitan and relaxed tropical atmosphere and culture. Darwin: Tropical Darwin has 100's of pages of great things to do in Darwin and free places to visit. This is the most popular town and also the Territorial capital of the Northern Territory (The Northern Territory, sometimes referred to as ‘the Last Frontier’). Also the Northern Territory is known as the Gateway to Australia’s “Adventure Playground”, with over 10,000 kms of uninhabited coastline. The town of Palmerston now the city of Darwin was founded by William George Goyder – Surveyor General of South Australia in the 19th century. It is a city which a population at last glance of Darwin District - 110 280, Darwin - 70 055, Palmerston - 24 123, Litchfield (Rural Darwin) - 16 642 inhabitants with a large proportion of Aboriginal people, which justify the fact that the town is often called 'the multicultural capital of Australia'. The population varies as the Dry Season arrives so does an influx of workers for the harvest, mining and tourist season. History: Port Darwin was discovered by Lieutenant John Lort Stokes and named by Captain J.C. Wickham when, travelling in the HMS Beagle, they passed the harbour area in 1839. Now apparently Capt. Wickham named the area after Charles Darwin who had once sailed in the HMS Beagle. In 1869 it was renamed Palmerston but in 1911 it reverted back to being named Darwin. Did you know the British tried to established settlements first at Escape Cliffs, Port Essington and Fort Dundas on Melville Island though they failed. Warning: Please do not take for granted facilities: This is the outback ( even though it's a highway) and services like EFTPOS can be awaiting maintenance. Important Note: If you are replying solely facilities at certain remote roadside petrol stations, shops and parks then it's always wise to ring ahead. This is the outback and as an example only if a EFTPOS machine breaks it may take a day to fix. |
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Darwin to Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway travel information for self drive visitors guide. 1500 klm a jouney to remember and you have never really known Australian until you visit both Uluru (Ayers Rock), Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk) and Kakadu.