East Point, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
East Point
City:Darwin
State:nt
Alternative Location Map:Australia Darwin
Coordinates:-12.4108°N 130.8222°W
Lga:City of Darwin
Postcode:0820
Est:1869
Pop:14
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Dist1:6.7
Location1:Darwin
Stategov:Fannie Bay
Fedgov:Solomon
Near-W:Darwin Harbour
Near-Nw:Darwin Harbour
Near-N:Darwin Harbour
Nightcliff
Near-Ne:Coconut Grove
Near-E:Ludmilla
Near-Se:Ludmilla
Fannie Bay
Near-S:Darwin Harbour
Fannie Bay
Near-Sw:Darwin Harbour
Near:East Point
Footnotes:Adjoining suburbs[1] [2]

East Point is an inner northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia.[3] It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[4]

East Point, Lee Point and Point Charles all appear on Goyder's original plan of Port Darwin in 1869. This point, the easterly extremity of the entrance to Darwin Harbour has been used for a variety of purposes. It was the site of naval and anti-aircraft guns during World War II (1942–46), a post war golf course and currently a recreation reserve including a pony club and a war museum.

In the the suburb of East Point had a population of 14 people.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Point . NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory . Northern Territory Government . 30 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Darwin City Council Suburbs . Place Names Committee . Northern Territory Government . 30 April 2019 . 18 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190318101207/https://placenames.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/404771/DarwinA3map.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for "East Point" (Suburb). NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 26 March 2019.
  4. Web site: 2023-03-31 . The Larrakia People . 2023-12-01 . Larrakia Nation . en-US.