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World War II Fenton Base Camp - NT

World War II Fenton Base Camp

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -13.59547 131.3302

DMS: 13º 35' 43.69" S 131º 19' 48.72" E

UTM: 52 L 8495806mN 752136mE

Altitude: 153.49m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

136.83kms SouthEast of Darwin - Driving 173 km (1 hour 59 mins)

Address & Contact

Douglas-daly NT 0822

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

The gate is located 7.3km from Dorat Rd, a signposted 4WD track heads off to the old camp for the WWII Fenton airstrip. Fenton was mainly used as a base for long-range USAAF Liberators on bombing missions over the Indonesian archipelago.

PlaceID	80945

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Douglas River at 18/05:30am CST

Distance from World War II Fenton Base Camp 30.72km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
13.4°C	11.7°C	71%	8.3°C	1014.7hPa	0.0mm	SE	7km/hr 4knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Douglas River

Distance from World War II Fenton Base Camp 30.72km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.7	33.3	33.6	34.5	33.0	31.0	31.6	33.5	36.7	37.5	36.8	35.0
Mean Min. °C	23.8	23.7	23.1	20.4	16.4	13.3	12.7	14.1	18.6	22.3	23.5	23.7
Mean Rain mm	281.7	289.3	235.8	53.1	10.4	2.3	2.7	1.4	4.4	37.4	116.0	208.0