Nhulunbuy

Nhulunbuy (), also formerly known as Gove, is a town and locality in the far north of the Northern Territory of Australia. Founded on the Gove Peninsula in north-east Arnhem Land when a bauxite mine and deep water port were established in the late 1960s, the town's economy largely revolved around its alumina refinery until it closed in May 2014. The town is a private mining town residing on Aboriginal-owned land.

Key facts

Australian place.type: town
Australian place.name: Nhulunbuy
Australian place.state: nt
Australian place.local_map: yes
Australian place.lga: Unincorporated area
Australian place.postcode: 0881, 0880
Australian place.area: 7.12
Australian place.elevation: 20
Australian place.maxtemp: 30.8
Australian place.mintemp: 23.3
Australian place.rainfall: 1305.3
Australian place.stategov: Mulka
Australian place.fedgov

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Nhulun, named Mount Saunders by Matthew Flinders, is a flat-topped hill rising behind the town, which gets its name from this sacred site. In the , the locality of Nhulunbuy had a population of 3,350 people.