West Point - NT

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  Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -12.43792 130.7644
DMS: 12º 26' 16.51" S 130º 45' 51.86" E
UTM: 52 L 8624385mN 691783mE
Altitude: 7.13m

Description

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

8.14kms West of Darwin - Driving 130 km (1 hour 50 mins)

Address & Contact

Mandorah NT 0822
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

There are a few reminders of WW11 here, concrete slabs slowly being taken over by the sea that used to be gun foundations and observation posts. Somewhere around here was the end of the steel boom defence net that used to stretch all the way to East Point in Darwin.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Darwin Airport at 05/02:30am CST
Distance from West Point 13.99km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
28.0°C32.5°C77%23.6°C1010.6hPa0.0mmW6km/hr
3knots
9km/hr
5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Darwin Airport
Distance from West Point 13.99km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C31.831.431.932.732.030.630.531.432.633.233.332.6
Mean Min. °C24.824.724.524.022.119.919.320.423.024.925.325.3
Mean Rain mm423.8374.6322.1101.221.31.91.25.015.770.2139.3251.3

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