Gove Peninsula

The Gove Peninsula is at the northeastern corner of in the of . The peninsula became strategically important during World War II when a Royal Australian Air Force base was constructed at what is now .
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: region in the Northern Territory, Australia
  • Also known as: Gove, Northern Territory

Gove Peninsula

Latitude
-12.33333° or 12° 20′ south
Longitude
136.81667° or 136° 49′ east
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open location code
5QVRMR88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2070550
Wiki­data ID
Q3298088
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Satellite Map

Discover Gove Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Gove Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Gove penintsula
  • Cebuano: Gove Peninsula
  • Chinese: 戈夫半岛
  • Chinese: 戈夫半島
  • Chinese: 高夫半岛
  • Chinese: 高夫半島
  • French: péninsule de Gove
  • French: Péninsule de Gove
  • German: Gove-Halbinsel
  • Hebrew: חצי האי גוב
  • Japanese: ゴーヴ半島
  • Japanese: ゴーブ
  • Japanese: ゴーブ半島
  • Japanese: ゴヴェ半島
  • Polish: Gove Peninsula
  • Polish: Gove
  • Polish: Półwysep Gove
  • Portuguese: Península de Gove
  • Swedish: Gove Peninsula

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Yirrkala and Port Bradshaw.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gove Airport and Garrirri Beach.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gove Peninsula”. Photo: Glen Dillon, CC BY 3.0.