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Where is the Northern Territory located within Australia?
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Northern Territory
The flag of Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory is located in the central section of the northern part of the Australian continent.1
Its borders are defined as follows:
* North: Timor Sea and Arafura Sea1
* West: Western Australia1
* East: Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria1
* South: South Australia1
The territory spans approximately 1,000 miles from north to south and 600 miles from east to west, covering more than one-sixth of the total Australian landmass.1