Gove Peninsula
The Gove Peninsula is at the northeastern corner of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. The peninsula became strategically important during World War II when a Royal Australian Air Force base was constructed at what is now Gove Airport.
- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (220 feet)
- …is also known as “Gove, Northern Territory”
- Description: peninsula in the Northern Territory, Australia
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
-12.33333° or 12° 20′ south
Longitude
136.81667° or 136° 49′ east
Open location code
5QVRMR88+MM
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“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”
- 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”
- Urdu: “گوو جزیرہ نما”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Yirrkala and Port Bradshaw.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gove Airport and Garrirri Beach.
Northern Territory: Highlights
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