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Charles Darwin National Park - NT

Charles Darwin National Park

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Position

DEG: -12.434068 130.876642

DMS: 12º 26' 2.64" S 130º 52' 35.93" E

UTM: 52 L 8624728mN 703990mE

Altitude: 7.05m

Place Type

Reserves - National Parks,Reserves

Location

4.41kms East of Darwin - Driving 8.2 km (11 mins)

Address & Contact

Charles Darwin National Park
Northern Territory 0822

Phone: (08)89472305

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

The park lies on Frances Bay in Port Darwin. The area was used as part of the WWII military sites, with an ammunition storage and testing site built in 1944. The WWII Display is open daily - free entry.

Also in the park are picnic areas with gas BBQ's, shade shelters, drinking water and toilets available. Cycling and walking paths are provided, with stairs leading down to the mangroves. A lookout platform in the picnic area will provide you with views of Darwin city, wetlands and the harbour.

PlaceID	65010

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Darwin Airport at 01/09:30pm CST

Distance from Charles Darwin National Park 2.06km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
26.2°C	27.7°C	59%	17.6°C	1012.7hPa	0.0mm	SSE	6km/hr 3knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Darwin Airport

Distance from Charles Darwin National Park 2.06km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.8	31.4	31.9	32.7	32.0	30.6	30.5	31.4	32.6	33.2	33.3	32.6
Mean Min. °C	24.8	24.7	24.5	24.0	22.1	19.9	19.3	20.4	23.0	24.9	25.3	25.3
Mean Rain mm	423.8	374.6	322.1	101.2	21.3	1.9	1.2	5.0	15.7	70.2	139.3	251.3