Visitors
seeking
a different
wilderness
holiday
can catch
a light
aircraft
from Darwin
to Nhulunby
on the Gove
Peninsula
or Seven
Spirit Bay,
a paradise
on the Cobourg
Peninsula
in Arnhem
Land.
Arnhem land
covering
94,000 square
kilometres
, is home
to around
16,000 people.
Wildlife
in Arnhem
Land is
abundant.
During certain
seasons
the swamps
and rivers
team with
ducks and
geese.
GOVE
PENINSULA,
NORTH EAST
ARNHEM LAND
The Gove
Peninsula,
situated
at the far
north east
end of Amhem
Land, is
one of the
last true
wildernesses
with sandy
beaches,
great fishing
anf diving
and an abundance
of flora
and fauna.
The
Gove Peninsula
is an excellent
bluewater
sports and
reef fishing
location
with ovar
30 different
species
of fish
in the pristine
water of
the Arafura
Sea.
Snorkelling
and Scuba
Diving are
two very
ular activities
during the
months of
September
to March
dn the many
beautiful
coral reefs
which hosts
an abundance
of marine
life.
The
main center
of the Gove
Peninsula
is the township
of Nhulunbuy
which was
a mining
town but
today is
the administrative
center for
the Arnhem
Land region
with a population
of 3500.
The location
of Nhulunbuy
is magic
as it is
the point
where the
Gulf of
Carpenteria
meets the
Arafura
Sea and
the easiest
way to visit
Nhulunbuy
is by air.
Domestic
airline,
Qantas ,
have daily
flights
into Gove
from Caims
and Darwin
Visitors
can enjoy
the fishing,
diving,
sightseeing
and 4wd
tours, 9
hole Golf
course,
Sailing
and Yacht
Club, senic
flights
and helicopter
rides, Aboriginal
arts and
Crafts centres
and facilities
of a modern
seaside
mining town.