The Northern Territory is a territory, not a state, in Australia. Positioned in the central northern area, it is bordered by Western Australia to the west, Queensland to the east, and South Australia to the south.
According to the Australian Government's GeoScience website, the Northern Territory covers 17.5% of Australia's area.
According to the Australian Government's GeoScience website, the Northern Territory covers 17.5% of Australia's area.
The Northern Territory is Australia's largest Territory Capital is Darwin - (30-Jun-2007 - NT Pop 215,000 - Darwin Pop 72,885) Northern Territory has a land area of 1,346,200 sq km
The Northern Territory is one of two mainland Australian territories, and not a state. At Federation, the Northern Territory did not yet exist. From 1825 to 1863, the Northern Territory was part of New South Wales, and from 1863 to 1911 it was part of South Australia. This resulted from the successful 1862 expedition of John McDouall Stuart to find an overland route through the desert from Adelaide to the north. On 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control. The Northern Territory does not have the full rights that a state has, but the territory is administered by the Commonwealth delegating powers to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. States can govern their area in their own constitutional right. So, it is called a territory because it is an area of Australia controlled by Australia and is not an actual state.
Darwin is the capital city of Australia's Northern Territory.
There are six states, but just two mainland territories in Australia. The Australian Capital Territory has the larger population, with approximately 355 311 in December 2009, while the Northern Territory had a population of only 227,900 in December 2009. The state with the largest population is New South Wales, with 7.23 million in June 2010.
The Northern Territory is a territory on the Australian continent, one of two mainland Australian territories, and not a state. At Federation, the Northern Territory did not yet exist. From 1825 to 1863, the Northern Territory was part of New South Wales, and from 1863 to 1911 it was part of South Australia. This resulted from the successful 1862 expedition of John McDouall Stuart to find an overland route through the desert from Adelaide to the north. On 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control. The Northern Territory does not have the full rights that a state has, but the territory is administered by the Commonwealth delegating powers to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. States can govern their area in their own constitutional right. So, it is called a territory because it is an area of Australia controlled by Australia and is not an actual state.
The Northern Territory is one of two mainland Australian territories, and not a state. At Federation, the Northern Territory did not yet exist. From 1825 to 1863, the Northern Territory was part of New South Wales, and from 1863 to 1911 it was part of South Australia. This resulted from the successful 1862 expedition of John McDouall Stuart to find an overland route through the desert from Adelaide to the north. On 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control. The Northern Territory does not have the full rights that a state has, but the territory is administered by the Commonwealth delegating powers to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. States can govern their area in their own constitutional right. So, it is called a territory because it is an area of Australia controlled by Australia and is not an actual state.
Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory in Australia.
Northern Territory.
The third largest state by area in Australia is South Australia, ranked after Western Australia and Queensland. The Northern Territory is actually third in area, but it is a territory and not a state. The third largest state by population is Queensland, which follows New South Wales and Victoria.