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Arnhem's Land (general region) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 13 15 30 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -13.2583 decimal degrees |
Long: 134 49 49 E degrees minutes |
Long: 134.8303 decimal degrees |
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Note: Settled since Pleistocene epoch by Aboriginals; site of numerous rock paintings and other excavated sites; principal town Nhulunbuy; industry includes bauxite and manganese mining. |
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Arnhem's Land (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Arnhem Land (C,V)
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............ | for Dutch ship Aernem, landed 1623 |
Arnhem (C,V,English-P)
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Arnhemland (C,V)
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ארנהם (C,U,Hebrew )
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general region (preferred, C) |
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settled in Pleistocene Age |
Aboriginal reserve (C) |
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prehistoric site (H) |
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region (geographic) (C) |
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