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| | Darwin, Northern Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Darwin is Australia's tropical capital and the gateway to Asia and Europe. |
 | | The new Darwin has a population of around 80,000 and must surely be the most cosmopolitan community in Australia with some 50 ethnic groups represented. |
 | | Originally named Port Darwin, in 1839 by Lieutenant Stokes of the 'Beagle', after naturalist Charles Darwin, settlement was attempted in the area in 1824, 1827, 1845 and 1863, before Surveyor General George Goyder successfully established Palmerston in 1869. |
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