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.