Knuckey Lagoon, Northern Territory
Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia
12°25′33″S 130°56′32″E / 12.42583°S 130.94222°E / -12.42583; 130.94222- 18.2 km (11 mi) from Darwin
- 10.1 km (6 mi) from Palmerston
| Suburbs around Knuckey Lagoon: | ||
| Karama | Holmes Micket Creek | Shoal Bay |
| Berrimah | Knuckey Lagoon | Shoal Bay Holtze |
| Berrimah | Berrimah Pinelands Holtze | Holtze |
Knuckey Lagoon is an outer suburban area in Darwin. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, on the fringe of Metropolitan Darwin. The area was named by Surveyor General G W Goyder after his Senior Surveyor, Richard Randall Knuckey.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Knuckey Lagoon (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Knuckey Lagoon". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
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