Ngukurr
Ngukurr, formerly Roper River Mission, is a remote Aboriginal community on the banks of the Roper River in southern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. The community is home to various clans and language groups, with Kriol being the predominant language.- Type: Town with 1,090 residents
- Description: Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
- Also known as: “Ngukurr, Northern Territory”, “Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia”, “Roper River”, and “Roper River Mission (1908−1968)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ngukurr Airport.
Ngukurr Airport
Aerodrome
Ngukurr Airport is located in Roper River, Northern Territory, Australia, adjacent to the remote Aboriginal community of Ngukurr.
Ngukurr
- Categories: Indigenous Australian community and locality
- Location: Roper Gulf Region, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.73414° or 14° 44′ 3″ south
Longitude
134.73234° or 134° 43′ 56″ east
Population
1,090
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
IATA airport code
RPM
United Nations Location Code
AU RPM
Open location code
5QQP7P8J+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Ngukurr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نكوکور”
- Basque: “Ngukurr”
- German: “Ngukurr”
- Malayalam: “എൻഗുകുർ”
- Persian: “نگوکور”
- Polish: “Ngukurr”
- Welsh: “Ngukurr”
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