Place Names Register Extract
Gove Harbour
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Gove Harbour |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Harbour |
| Place Id | 13242 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 23 September 1987 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 14' S (Decimal degrees -12.2353) | |
| Longitude: 136° 40' E (Decimal degrees 136.681) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| East Arnhem | |
| Local Government Area | |
| History/Origin | The name was first applied in the area in the 1940s to a wartime airstrip constructed on the Peninsula. The strip was named after W J H Gove, a pilot officer with the RAAF who was killed while on service near Milingimbi in 1943. The name has since been used to describe the Peninsula and western Harbour area. Gove Harbour lies within Melville Bay. Gove Harbour was formally named in September 1987. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 23/09/1987 | NTG38 |