Northern Australia

Northern Australia often refers to the following. While it may be slightly ambiguous, as a general rule of thumb, it never goes south of -21°, although it's typically used to describe the tropics of Australia.
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Northern Australia

Latitude of center
-14.3533° or 14° 21′ 12″ south
Longitude of center
130.5546° or 130° 33′ 16″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q17017944
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Nepali—“Northern Australia” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 北澳大利亚
  • Hausa: Arewacin Ostiraliya
  • Japanese: オーストラリア北部
  • Malay: Australia Utara
  • Nepali: उत्तरी अस्ट्रेलिया

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