ALC 15 year strategic plan 2012-2027
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Anindilyakwa Land Council annual report; Anindilyakwa Land Council strategic plan; Reports; PublicationNT
2012
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Anindilyakwa Land Council (N.T.) -- Periodicals; Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Groote Eylandt -- Periodicals
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Alyangula
2012-2027
Anindilyakwa Land Council
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/254602
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/529654
ALC 15 year Strategic Plan 12. Background Information 143 Figure 15: Map of the Groote archipelago region. CLIMATE The weather is tropical with hot humid and wet summers marked by thunderstorms. Summer temperatures range from 25 to 40 degrees Celsius. The winters are dry and mild with temperatures from a rare 10 to 30 degrees. VEGETATION The vegetation is mostly tropical savannah woodland (stringy-bark eucalypts and Darwin woolly-butt), with patches of monsoon vine forest, areas of pandanus and paperbark wetland and stands of cypress pine. Casuarina and banyan trees give shade along sandy beaches. Animal life is prolific. The land is not used for primary production and there are no cattle on the islands. SEA The marine environment around Groote Eylandt is close to pristine. The environment features clear waters, abundant marine life, easy access, large animals such as dugong, crocodiles, turtles, and manta rays. The area is particularly well known for its fishing and a number of charter boats operate around the islands and the Groote archipelago. There is commercial fishing in the waters adjacent to Groote Eylandt however there is no economic