Cox Peninsula Northern Territory Map
Explore Cox Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cox Peninsula, NT map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Cox Peninsula, Northern Territory
How to Use This Cox Peninsula, Northern Territory Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cox Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Locality | Cox Peninsula |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Un-Incorporated (Cox-Daly) Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -12.54871 |
| Longitude | 130.61304 |
| Population | 17 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 821.5 km² |
| Elevation | 17 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 27 km west-southwest |
About Cox Peninsula, Northern Territory
Cox Peninsula is a locality in the Un-Incorporated (Cox-Daly) Area local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 17. The locality covers an area of 821.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 17 m above sea level. It lies approximately 27 km west-southwest of Darwin. Cox Peninsula is located at 12.5487°S, 130.6130°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Cox Peninsula sprawls across a low-lying landmass, its edges softened by the embrace of tidal flats and mangrove-lined creeks that whisper secrets of the sea. It lies 26.8 km west-south-west of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 249°T), and is situated 25.3 km west-south-west of Larrakeyah. The terrain here is a subtle tapestry of scrubland, dotted with hardy eucalypts and paperbarks whose pale bark peels like ancient parchment. Patches of sandy soil support low, resilient vegetation, a testament to the coastal winds that shape the very character of the place. The air, thick with the scent of salt and damp earth, carries the distant cry of seabirds, a constant reminder of the ocean's proximity, and the light, especially as it begins to bleed towards evening, can cast a warm, almost honeyed glow across the sparsely populated landscape.
This stretch of land carries the weight of a history intertwined with the sea and the earth, its economy once buoyed by the promise of pearl farming and the quiet industry of fishing the bountiful waters. While those days have largely faded, a spirit of self-sufficiency persists, with small-scale agriculture and scattered homesteads forming the backbone of the local rhythm. The Cox Peninsula holds a quiet dignity, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the weathered fences and the shared stories of those who call this remote corner home. The vast, star-dusted sky at night, unburdened by the glare of city lights, offers a profound and humbling spectacle, a reminder of the immense natural world that surrounds and defines Cox Peninsula.
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About This Cox Peninsula Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Cox Peninsula, Northern Territory. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Cox Peninsula, in the Un-Incorporated (Cox-Daly) Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Cox Peninsula includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Un-Incorporated (Cox-Daly) Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cox Peninsula is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |
