Darwin Coastal (DAC)

RegionSize(km2): 2,843,199

States: Northern Territory (NT)

Climate Zone(s):

Eco Region: AA0701

Gently undulating plains on lateritised Cretaceous sandstones and siltstones;

sandy and loamy red and yellow earths and siliceous sands from near the mouth of the Victoria River to just west of Cobourg Peninsula. The most notable vegetation feature is the extensive and diverse floodplain environment associated with the lower reaches of the many large river systems. There are also substantial areas of mangroves, and rainforest and other riparian vegetation fringing the rivers. Inland from the coast, the dominant vegetation type is eucalypt tall open forest, typically dominated by Darwin woollybutt (Eucalyptus miniata) and Darwin stringybark (E. tetrodonta). Large waterbird colonies are a major conservation value of the bioregion.

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Darwin Coastal (DAC) Bio Regions

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Darwin (DAC01)

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