Introduction
The Northern Territory coastline is about 5,100 km long, and the 148 offshore islands larger than 1 sq. km add a further 2,100 km (Galloway 1985). The eastern part faces the Gulf of Carpentaria, the northern part the Arafura Sea, and the western part Bonaparte Gulf (Fig. 21.3.1 ).
Northern Territory: coastal features and mean annual rainfall. (Courtesy Geostudies.)
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Bird, E. (2010). Northern Territory. In: Bird, E.C.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8639-7_229
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