Arnhem Land

English

Etymology

Named after the ship of Captain Willem van Colster; the ship was named after the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands.

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Arnhem Land

  1. An historical region of 97,000 sq. km in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia, controlled by the Northern Land Council, inhabited by local Aboriginals.

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