Brief introduction of Darwin harbor

Darwin, a port city in northern Australia. A city on the northwest coast of Australia, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory. Population, 65,438+008,000 (2003). Darwin Harbour is closer to the capitals of the other three countries than to the capital of Australia. Darwin Harbour is 3 144km from Canberra, port moresby 18 18km from Papua New Guinea, only 656km from Dili, the capital of East Timor, and 2735km from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Even it is only 3206 kilometers away from Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and 3360 kilometers away from Singapore. The city has a tropical climate and is often attacked by thunderstorms and tornadoes. The earliest recorded tornado occurred in 1867, and the tornado (cyclone Tracy) in 1974 almost destroyed the whole city. Darwin Harbour is also the only Australian city that has experienced the baptism of war. 1942 On February 9th, Japanese planes bombed Darwin twice, and then Darwin Harbour was bombed 63 times in World War II.

Darwin Harbour is the most concentrated city of Australian aborigines, and a large part of its residents are immigrants from Southeast Asia and East Asia, so it is called "Australia's multicultural capital". Because it is closest to Asia, it is an important export port, mainly exporting live animals (cattle, sheep) and minerals. Darwin Harbour is also an important military base in Australia and the base of patrol boats on the northern coast.