Gove [Nhulunbuy]

The Gove Peninsula is located on the east coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria within Arnhem Land, a vast area of Aboriginal-owned land on the Northern Territory coastline.

The township of Nhulunbuy is the main commercial and service centre of the Peninsula and is 600 kilometres east of Darwin. There is approximately 15,000 people within the Gove Peninsula, of which the majority is Indigenous. There are nearly 4,000 people in Nhulunbuy, the majority being non-Indigenous people.

Nhulunbuy is a purpose built town developed by Alcan Gove, a bauxite mine and alumina refinery close by. The town is built on a Special Purpose Lease on Aboriginal land and is now the largest town is East Arnhem Land and the fourth largest town in the Northern Territory.

The Gove Peninsula is a place of spectacular beauty with unspoilt coastline, wetlands rich in birdlife and is world renowned for fantastic fishing opportunities.

Book your flight to Gove.

To find out more about Gove’s forthcoming fishing activities, visit the Gove Fishing Club.