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Summarised Land System Descriptions and Report References for the Land Systems of the Northern Part of the Northern Territory

October 2012

This is a summarised listing of the land system descriptions and report references for this amalgamated land resource survey.

For further details, please refer to the report,

Lynch B., Cuff N., Green C. (Oct, 2012) Summary of the Origin and Derivation of the 1:250,000 Land System Descriptions for the Northern Part of the Northern Territory, DRAFT. Land Resource Assessment Unit, Department of Land Resource Management, Palmerston, Northern Territory Metadata Description of GIS (geographic information systems) spatial dataset

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Darwin

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Land Systems of the Northern Partof the Northern TerritorySurvey Code: NORTH_250

LAND SYSTEM SURVEY SOURCE

Date created: 3 Sept, 2014

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LegendLand System Survey SourceOriginal Survey 1:250,000

Adelaide River

Alligator River

Arnhem

Cobourg

Darwin

Dry River-Willeroo

Eva Valley

Finniss

Gimbat

Gulf

Katherine Gorge

Melville Island

Port Keats

Roper

Sturt Plateau

Tipperary

Interim Survey 1:250,000ASRIS

0 50 100km km

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NORTH_250 REPORT REFERENCES FOR EXISTING LAND SYSTEM SURVEYS

The amalgamation of existing land systems surveys covering the northern portion of the Northern Territory was undertaken as part of the ASRIS (Australian Soil Resource Information System) project. www.asris.csiro.au This amalgamated survey is called, Land Systems for the Nothern Part of the Nothern Territory. Each of these existing survey reports are available to view or download as a PDF via the Northern Territory library archives or the CSIRO website. The Metadata link provides information about the GIS (Geographic Information System) spatial dataset. The department uses the Survey Code NORTH_250 to store the associated spatial data.

No. Link to Report PDF

Link to Metadata Short Name Ref Land System Survey Reference (listed by year of publication)

1 *Report Metadata Tipperary Speck NH, Wright RL, van de Graff RHM, Fitzpatrick EA, Mabbutt JA and Stewart GA (1965). General Report on Lands of the Tipperary Area, Northern Territory, 1961. Land Research Series No. 13, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia

2 *Report Metadata Adelaide-Alligator Story R, Williams MAJ, Hooper ADL, O’Ferrall RE and McAlpine JR (1969). Lands of the Adelaide-Alligator Area, Northern Territory. Land Research Series No. 25, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia

3 *Report Metadata Ord-Victoria Comprising papers by Stewart, G.A. Perry, R.A. Paterson,S.J. Traver, D.M. Slatyer, R.O. Dunn, P.R. Jones, P.J. and Sleeman, R.J. (1970) Lands of the Ord-Victoria Area, Western Australia and Northern Territory, 1970 Land Research Series No. 28, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia (survey scale 1:1 000 000)

4 Report Metadata Eva Valley Robinson CS, Day KJ and Hooper ADL (1975) Land System Survey of Eva Valley Station and Surrounding Vacant Crown Land (1973) Land Conservation Section, Animal Industry and Agriculture Branch, Department of NT, Darwin, NT

5 *Report Metadata Alligator Rivers Story R, Galloway RW, McAlpine JR, Aldrick JM and Williams MAJ (1976) Lands of the Alligator Rivers Area, Northern Territory. Land Research Series No. 38, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia

6 Report Metadata Port Keats Aldrick JM, Howe DF and Robinson CS (1977) Land Systems of the Port Keats Area, 1972 Land conservation Section, Department of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT

7 Report Metadata Dry River Day KJ and Forster BA (1978) Land Systems of the Dry River Area – Northern Territory Technical Report LC78/15, Land Conservation Section, Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission, Department of the Chief Minister, Darwin, NT

8 Report Metadata Melville Wells MR, van Cuylenburg HRM and Dunlop CR (1978) Land Systems of the Western Half of Melville Island, NT. Technical Report LC78/10 Land Conservation Unit, Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission, Darwin, NT

9 Report Metadata Gimbat-Goodparla Story R (1979) National Park Value of Gimbat and Goodparla Pasture Leases Report to Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Canberra

10 Report

Not Avail. Upper McArthur Wood B, Sivertsen D and Olsen C (1981) Land Systems of the Upper McArthur River Catchment Land Conservation Unit, Conservation Commission of the NT (spatial dataset not available)

11 Report Metadata Katherine Gorge Sivertsen D and Day KJ (1984) Land Resources of Katherine Gorge National Park Technical Report No. 20, Land Conservation Unit, Conservation Commission of the NT, Winnellie, NT

12 Report Metadata Finniss Wood B and Sivertsen D (1984) The Land Systems of Finniss River Station Technical Memorandum No. 84/7, Land Conservation Unit, Conservation Commission of NT, Darwin, NT (spatial data incorporated into the Darwin Land Systems dataset)

13 Report Metadata Darwin Wood BG and Fogarty PJ, Day KJ (1985) The Land Systems of the Darwin Region Technical Report No. 24, Conservation Commission of the NT, Darwin, NT

14 Report Metadata

Sturt Plateau Day KJ, Sivertsen DP and Torlach DA (1985) Land Resources of the Sturt Plateau, Northern Territory – A Reconnaissance Land System Survey. Technical Memorandum No. 85/7, Land Conservation Unit, Conservation Commission of the NT, Darwin, NT

15 Report Metadata Coburg Wood B and Sivertsen D (1986) The Land Resources of Cobourg Peninsula Land Conservation Unit, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, NT

16 Report

Metadata Gulf Aldrick JM and Wilson PL (1990) Land Systems of the Southern Gulf Region, Northern Territory Technical Report No. 42, Conservation Commission of the NT, Palmerston, NT

17 Report

Metadata Roper Aldrick JM and Wilson PL (1992) Land Systems of the Roper River Catchment, Northern Territory Technical Report No. 52, Conservation Commission of the NT, Palmerston, NT

18 Report

Metadata Arnhem Lynch BT and Wilson PL (1998) Land Systems of Arnhem Land Technical Report No. R97/1, Natural Resources Division, Dept of Lands, Planning and Environment, Palmerston, NT

19 Report Vegetation descriptions for this project were summarised from:

National Vegetation Information System, Version 6.0 Executive Steering Committee for Australian Vegetation Information (ESCAVI) Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2003

*CSIRO Land Research series maps were digitised by the NT government with permission of CSIRO; the spatial datasets are available from DLRM Department of Land Resource Management

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http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/LRS13.htm

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NORTH_250 LAND SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS Survey Name: Land Systems of the Northern Part of the Northern Territory; Survey Scale: 1:250 000 Department of Land Resource Management Page 1 of 18

ref no LANDSYSTEM MAPUNIT LANDSCAPE CLASS LANDSCAPE CLASS DESCRIPTION LANDFORM DESCRIPTION SOIL (Original Description) VEGETATION DESCRIPTIONRECOMMENDED REFERENCE

1 Abner Alasandstone plains and rises

plains, rises and plateaux on mostly on sandstone, siltstone, claystone, shale and some limestone; commonly shallow soils with surface stone and rock outcrop

Flat to slightly undulating plans on sub‐horizontally bedded sandstones (Abner Sandstone)

Shallow siliceous sands and lithosols

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. polycarpa, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. miniata, Brachychiton diversifolius over tropical tall grass (Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon spp)

Gulf or Roper

2 Acacia Lwalateritic plains and rises

plains and rises associated with deeply weathered profiles (laterite) including sand sheets and other depositional products; sandy and earth soils

Broad almost flat sand plains Yellowish siliceous sandsLow open woodland of C. setosa, Melaleuca nervosa, Acacia spp, Petalostigma pubescens, Melaleuca symphyocarpa over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp

Gulf

3 Alaru Alr alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Drainage floors, usually linear and with permanent swamps near the coast

Siliceous sands and gleyed podsolics

Low open woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, C. polycarpa, C. latifolia, C. grandifolia, Grevillea pteridifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Pseudopogonatherum spinescens, Eriachne triseta

Cobourg or Arnhem

4 Aliu Ali alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level drainage floors and depressions on the Tiwi Islands

Yellow podzolics, gleyed podzolics and mottled yellow earths

Low Open Woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, Melaleuca nervosa, Lophostemon lactifluuss, Pandanus spp, Acacia spp over Eriachne spp, Aristida spp, Eulalia mackinlayi.

ASRIS

5 Amhurst Amhrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills

steep rocky plateaux and hills on quartz sandstone and sandstone; shallow sandy soils and rock outcrop

Steep scarps capped by quartz sandstone cliffs Skeletal soilsTall open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. ferruginea over tropical tall grass (Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)

Alligator Rivers

6 Angallari 1 Ang1 alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating alluvial plainsYellow podzolics and yellow earths

Mid‐high grassland of Themeda sp, Eriachne sp with a very open shrubland (Pandanus sp, Lophostemon sp, Grevillea pteridifolia)

Port Keats

7 Angallari 2 Ang2 alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently sloping alluvial plainsSolodised solonetz and yellow podzolics

Mid‐high grassland of Sorghum spp, Themeda triandra with tall shrubland (Melaleuca spp, Verticordia spp)

Port Keats

8 Angallari braided Angb alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Alluvial floodplains with an intensive pattern of braided stream channels

Yellow podzolics and yellow earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana with E. camaldulensis and Melaleuca sp along channels

ASRIS

9 Angallari plains Angp alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Alluvial floodplainsYellow podzolics and yellow earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora, C. latifolia, C. grandifolia over Sorghum spp, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon spp

ASRIS

10 Angallari sandplain Angslateritic plains and rises


Colluvial and alluvial outwash from quartz sandstone plateaux forming plain of low rounded sandy crests and intervening drainage depressions

Deep red sands on crests, yellow podzolics and yellow sands in depressions

Mid high woodland of C. polycarpa, C. bella, E. apodophylla, E. patellaris, C. confertiflora over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon spp, Mnesithea rottboellioides

ASRIS

11 Annie Creek Ancsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating slopes and drainage lines Shallow claysMid‐high open woodland of C. latifolia, E. tectifica, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. setosa over a dense to very dense grass cover (Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum)

Arnhem

12 Anopheles 1 Ano1 alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Upland areas dominated by broad, internally drained depressions

Yellow and gleyed podzolics with gravelly red and yellow earths on fringing slopes

Tall closed grassland of Themeda triandra, Eriachne spp, Sorghum spp with a tree layer of C. polycarpa, C. latifolia, Lophostemon lactifluus

Port Keats

13 Anopheles 2 Ano2 alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Broad shallow drainage floors and flanking seepage zones within elevated lateritic plateaux

Humic gleys and gleyed podzolics

Variable; mid‐high open woodland of E. alba, C. foelscheana, E. bigalerita, C. polycarpa, Lophostemon lactifluus over dense Pseudopogonatherum contortum, Eriachne squarrosa and sedges; sedgeland (Fimbristylis spp, Cyperus spp )in depressions

Katherine Gorge

14 Antrim 1 Ant1basalt plains and rises

plains and rises on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; clayey soils with surface stone

Summit surfaces of basalt plateaux Pockets of red clayey soilsLow open woodland of C. terminalis, E. leucophloia subsp. Euroa, C. confertiflora; overEnneapogon spp, Sorghum spp, Aristida spp

ASRIS

15 Antrim 2 Ant2 basalt hillslow hills and hills on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; mostly rock rock outcrop with surface stone and pockets of clayey soils

Basalt plateaux Pockets of red clayey soilsLow open woodland of C. terminalis, E. leucophloia subsp. Euroa, C. confertiflora; overEnneapogon spp, Sorghum spp, Aristida spp

ASRIS

16 Ararat Ara sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Closely dissected low hills and rises on mica schists

Loamy red earths and shallow gravelly loams, some skeletal soils

Mid‐high open woodland of C. latifolia, E. tetrodonta, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys and C. setosa over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax and Sehima nervosum

Alligator Rivers or Arnhem

17 Arndown Ardsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises on shale and fine grained sandstone

Yellow earths and yellow podzolics

Low open woodland of Melaleuca citrolens, Melaleuca viridiflora with E. pruinosa ASRIS

18 Arnhem Arnrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Broadly undulating terrain containing some gorges and steep slopes, associated with Kombolgie sandstone outcrop

Shallow to moderately deep yellow earthy sands, deep mottled grey earths and lateritic podsolic soils

Mid‐high open woodland of E. phoenicea, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Grevillea pteridifolia over Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum sp, Schizachyrium fragile

Katherine Gorge

19 Arnold Tcasandstone plains and rises


Very gently sloping pediplains, pediments, colluvial slopes and some alluvium, rarely sedentary

Yellow earths, yellow podsolics, and other soils with hard, mottled B horizons

Low open woodland of Melaleuca citrolens, E. pruinosa with sparse shrubs (Terminalia canescens, Grevillea striata, Carissa lanceolata) over very sparse grass cover (Sorghum plumosum, Chrysopogon fallax, Plectrachne pungens)

Roper or Arnhem

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20 Baines 1 Bns1 coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Floodplains formed on estuarine and alluvial sediments

Grey cracking clays and mottled yellow earths

Tall grassland of Ophiuros exaltatus, Dichanthium spp and Sorghum sp and low woodland of E. pruinosa, E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. grandifolia and Melaleuca viridiflora

ASRIS

21 Baines 2 Bns2 coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Floodplains formed on estuarine and alluvial sediments with extensive meander channels

Grey cracking clays Low grassland of Xerochloa imberbis, Sporobolus virginicus and Dichanthium spp ASRIS

22 Baker Bkr sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Rugged hills and strike ridges with intervening narrow valleys and short lower slopes on folded Burrels Creek greywacke, sandstone and siltstone

Skeletal soils and outcrop with minor sandy red and yellow gradational soils

Mid‐high woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica and C. terminalis over Sorghum spp, Themeda triandra and Chrysopogon spp

Adelaide‐Alligator Rivers

23 Banjo Bnjlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating to almost level plains

Predominantly loamy red earths with gravelly red and yellow earths and lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of E. patellaris, C. terminalis, C. ferruginea, Eryhtorphleum chlorostachys, C. dichromophloia over Chrysopogon latifolius, Themeda australis, Sehima nervosum

Sturt Plateau

24 Banyan Bny alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Major river plains; frontage country; dissected by gullies

Red earths on alluvium with some clayey soils

Tall woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, E. patellaris, C. grandifolia over tropical tall grass (Themeda australis, Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon spp, Heteropgon contortus)

Tipperary

25 Bartalumba Brt coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Coastal parabolic dunefields Siliceous sandsTall open shrubland of Acacia torulosa, Calytrix exstipulata, Bossiaea bossiaeoides over Triodia microstachya, Chrysopogon elongatus and Sorghum spp

Arnhem

26 Bath Bthrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Undulating low hills to steep hillsLithosols and shallow siliceous sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. jensenii, E. tectifica, E. miniata, C. bleeseri over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

27 Batten Tab alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Broad depositional floodplains in sub‐coastal areas flanking some major rivers

Grey clays and alluvial soilsMid‐high open woodland of E. microtheca, Excoecaria parvifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Iseilema vaginiflorum, Eulalia fulva

Gulf

28 Bedford Bdfrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged dissected quartz sandstone plateaux

Deep red sands in ravine floors, skeletal soils, bare areas, and deep yellow sands on plateaux

Tall closed forest of Allosyncarpia ternata, Cryptocarya spp, Coleospermum spp, Alyxia spp, Ixora spp

Alligator Rivers

29 Beemla Bmllimestone plains and rises

plains, rises and plateaux on weathered and unweathered Cambrian limestone, dolomite, chalcedony, shale, sandstone and siltstone with associated sand sheets; sandy and earth soils

undulating plains and rises Brown loamy soilsTall open forest of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorsotachys, E. tectifica over spinifex tall‐grass (Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus)

Tipperary

30 Bend Bndsandstone plains and rises


Undulating low strike ridges and rises on folded Burrels Creek greywacke, sandstone and siltstone

Skeletal soils and shallow gravelly loams

Mid‐high woodland of C. latifolia, C. foelscheana, E. polysciadia, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over tropical tall grass (Sorghum spp, Heteropogon spp, Chrysopogon spp)


31 Benmara Rlb clay plainslevel to gently undulating clay plains (black soil plains); cracking clay soils

Very gently sloping plains, marginal to the extensive clay plains of the Barkly Tableland

Bands of yellow earths and brown clays

Mid‐high open woodland of Lysiphyllum cunninghamii over Eulalia fulva, Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum

Gulf

32 Bingbong Lwblateritic plains and rises


Incised, undulating rises flanking streams which are eroding into the ferricrete of the Fletcher land system

Ferruginous lithosols and earthy sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, Callitris intratropica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. ferruginea over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Aristida hygrometrica

Gulf

33 Birdum Brdlimestone plains and rises


Low broken plateaux with extensive rubble‐strewn surfaces

Calcareous lithosols, olive brown and grey clays

Mid‐high open woodland of C. terminalis, E. tectifica, E. patellaris, C. ferruginea, E. argillacea, over Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon latifolius, Themeda australis

Sturt Plateau

34 Birrimbah 1 Brmlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains, predominantly broad gravelly rises and slopes

Shallow gravelly red earths, lithosols and earthy sands

Mid‐high woodland of C. terminalis, E. tetrodonta, E. tectifica, E. patellaris, C. ferruginea over Cymbopogon bombycinus, Chrysopogon spp, Sorghum spp

Sturt Plateau

35 Birrimbah 2 Brm2lateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on western margin of the Sturt Plateau

Red and yellow earthsMid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, E. pruinosa, Bauhinia cunninghamii, Macropteranthes kekwickii, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax, Themeda triandra

ASRIS

36 Blain Blnlimestone plains and rises


Gently sloping sandy plains on colluvium overlying deeply weathered Cambrian sandstone, siltstone and limestone

Sandy red earthsTall open forest of E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. dichromophloia, C. foelscheana, E. miniata over tropical grass (Sorghum spp, Themeda australis, Chrysopogon fallax)

Tipperary

37 Blue Mud Blm coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Beach ridge plains and chenier plainsDeep siliceous sands and shelly lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland (Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia hemignosta, Melaleuca nervosa and Casuarina equisetifolia)

Arnhem

38 Boomerang Tcblateritic plains and rises


Broad almost flat colluvial plainsRed earths and minor earthy sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii over Eulalia fulva, Chrysopogon fallax, Aristida spp

Gulf



39 Brogden Brglateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating to undulating rises often bounded by cliffs along coast

Shallow gravelly lithosolsMid‐high open shrubland of Acacia conspersa, Grevillea angulata, Jacksonia dilatata, Acacia dimidiata, Distichostemon hispidulus over Sorghum spp, Triodia microstachya

Arnhem

40 Brolga Brllateritic plains and rises


Almost level plains with few infilled sink holes Loamy red earthsMid‐high open woodland of C. ferruginea, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. terminalis, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Plectrachne pungens, Sehima nervosum, Themeda australis

Sturt Plateau

41 Buckingham Bck sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Rolling low hills and rises Shallow lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. latifolia, C. jacobsiana, E. tectifica over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon spp, Heteropogon spp)

Arnhem

42 Budbudjong Bdblimestone plains and rises


Undulating limestone terrain with scattered low outcrop

Loamy red earthsMid‐high woodland of C. foelscheana, E. tectifica, E. argillacea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. confertiflora over dense tropical tall grass (Themeda australis, Sorghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum )

Tipperary

43 Bukalara Asbrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged rocky plateaux and steep, linear ridges, on massive sandstones such as the Bukalara and Kombolgie Sandstones

Lithosols and shallow siliceous sands

Mid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Eriachne obtusa

Gulf

44 Buldiva Bldrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged dissected Arnhem Land plateau on quartz sandstone of Kombolgie Formation

Skeletal soils and outcrop, minor red sands and earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. arnhemensis, Acacia mountfordiase, Acacia difficilis, E. kombolgiensis, C. latifolia over Triodia microstachys, Eriachne ciliata, Eriachne obtusa


45 Buldiva scrubby Bdselevated plateaux surfaces

elevated plateaux surfaces on deeply weathered sediments and associated sand sheets; sandy and earth soils

Broadly undulating terrainShallow siliceous sands with some deep earthy sands

Mid‐high open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Callitris sp, E. phoenicea over Plectrachne sp, Eriachen basedowii

Eva Valley

46 Buley Blysandstone plains and rises


Undulating sandstone plateau surface with extensive rock outcrop

Shallow siliceous sands and sandy lithosols

Tall woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. dichromophloia, Terminalia ferdinandiana, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sorghum spp, Heteropogon spp, Schizachyrium fragile

ASRIS

47 Bulwaddy Blwlateritic plains and rises


Generally undulating rises comprising frequent rises and associated slopes, almost level residual plains and closed clay depressions

Variable soils ‐ lithosols, gravely earths and deep loamy red earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. patellaris, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. terminalis over Sorghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon latifolius

Sturt Plateau

48 Bundah Bdalateritic plains and rises


Sandy colluvial footslopes below elevated quartz sandstone plateaux

Siliceous sands and shallow sandy skeletal soils

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, Callitris intratropica, C. polycarpa over tropical tall grass (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)


49 Bustard Bstsandstone plains and rises


Very low ridges and hills on Lower Proterozoic sediment and intervening alluvial flats

Lithosols with minor shallow yellow massive earths and earthy sands

Low shrubland of E. spp, Xanthostemon paradoxus and Buchanania sp Darwin

50 Caiman Cmnlateritic plains and rises


Undulating plains and rises formed by dissection of laterized Cretaceous sediments

Gravelly red earths and lithosols

Tall woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea over tropical tall grass (Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)

Cobourg or Arnhem

51 Caledon Clelateritic plains and rises


Undulating plains and rises on deeply weathered Cretaceous sediments

Brown cracking claysVery tall closed grassland of Themeda australis, Mnesithea rottboellioides, Heteropogon triticeus with a shrub layer of Cycas spp, Erythrina vespertilio, Hakea arborescens

Arnhem

52 Callemondah Cllsandstone plains and rises


Colluvial slopes included weathered plateau remnants and plateau footslopes

Shallow sandy and gravely red massive earths

Mid‐high open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. nesophila, C. confertiflora, Erythrophleum chlorostachys with a moderately dense understory of Livistona humilis, Pandanus sp, Cycas sp, Petalostigma pubescens over Imperata cylindrica

Melville Island

53 Cambell Cmblateritic plains and rises


Low level plains Deep loamy red earthsMid high woodland of C. dichromophloia, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys,E. tetrodonta, E. patellaris, C. terminalis over Triodia bitextura, Sehima nervosum and Themeda triandra

Dry River

54 Carpentaria 1 Crp1 tidal flatstidal mudflats and coastal floodplains with channels and estuaries; subject to tidal inundation; poorly drained clays and muds

Tidal flats, frequently inundatedMarine alluvium ‐ saline mud

Mid‐high sparse grassland of Halosarcia indica, Xerochloa imberbis, Diplachne sp Port Keats

55 Carpentaria 2 Crp2 tidal flatstidal mudflats and coastal floodplains with channels and estuaries; subject to tidal inundation; poorly drained clays and muds

Supratidal flats, infrequently inundatedSolonchaks and calcareous cracking clays

Mid‐high tussock grassland of Panicum trachyrachis, Eleocharis spp, Cressa cretica Port Keats

56 Carpentaria dunes Crpd coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Coastal dunes and beach ridge plains Calcareous sandsTall closed forest of Canarium australianum, Pouteria sericea, Premna acuminata, Syzygium angophoroides, Abrus precatorius over Gymnanthera nitida, Jasminum molle, Melhania oblongifolia

Port Keats

57 Cato Ctolateritic plains and rises


Bauxitic plateaux and risesShallow gravelly lithosols and gravelly red earths

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

58 Chalanyi Chllateritic plains and rises


Undulating sand plainsRed earthy sands with gravelly red and yellow earths and yellow podzolics

Low open woodland of C. polycarpa, C. papuana over perennial grasses (Themeda triandra, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)

Port Keats



59 Chalanyi colluvial Chlcsandstone plains and rises


Undulating sand plains formed on relict sandstone hills and colluvium

Siliceous sands and red earthy sands

Mid‐high woodland of E. miniata with dense tall shrubs (Livistona sp) over Sorghum spp

Port Keats

60 Chalanyi lowlands Chlllateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plainsShallow sandy yellow earths with red and yellow earthy sands

Mid‐high open woodland of C. confertiflora, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Grevillea pteridifolia over perennial grasses (Themeda australis, Sorghum plumosum, Eriachne spp)

Port Keats

61 Chinaman Chnlimestone plains and rises


Undulating plains and risesShallow sandy brown earths

Low‐woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora, C. grandifolia, E. patellaris with scattered spinifex grassland (Sorghum plumosum, Chrysopogon spp, Sehima nervosum)

Tipperary

62 Claravale Clvlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating sandy terrainSandy gravelly brown earths and sandy red earths

Tall open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. dichromophloia over spinifex tall grass (Sorghum spp, Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon triticeus)

Tipperary

63 Claravale depressed Clvdlateritic plains and rises


Colluvial slopes and alluvial drainage floorsShallow lateritic podzolics and yellowish brown clays

Low woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, Petalostigma sp, Grevillea decurrens, Cochlospermum sp and Petalostigma pubescens over Sorghum sp, Schizachyrium sp, Eriachne spp

Dry River

64 Cliffdale Ibc basalt hillslow hills and hills on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; mostly rock rock outcrop with surface stone and pockets of clayey soils

Gently undulating to hilly terrain on basalt, dolerite, agglomerate and other volcanic and sometimes non‐volcanic rocks

Lithosols, euchrozems, red and black earths and red clays

Mid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa, E. tectifica, C. terminalis, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Brachychiton diversifolius over Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum, Sorghum plumosum

Roper

65 Clifferson Cls basalt hillslow hills and hills on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; mostly rock rock outcrop with surface stone and pockets of clayey soils

Gently undulating to hilly terrain on basalt, dolerite, agglomerate with sandstone and siltstone

Lithosols with shallow red and yellow earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. terminalis and Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum

ASRIS

66 Clifferugga Clr basalt hillslow hills and hills on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; mostly rock rock outcrop with surface stone and pockets of clayey soils

Gently undulating to hilly terrain on basalt, dolerite, agglomerate and argillaceous sediments

Lithosols with shallow red and yellow earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. terminalis and Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum

ASRIS

67 Cockatoo 1 Cct1lateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating sand plains Deep red and yellow sandsTall woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. dichromophloia, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea over Sorghum spp, Triodia bitextura, Heteropogon spp

ASRIS



Broad shallow drainage floorsDeep yellow sands and mottled yellow earths

Tall woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. dichromophloia, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea over Sorghum spp, Triodia bitextura, Heteropogon spp

ASRIS



Gently undulating sand plains with numerous swamps bordering tidal flats

Deep red sands with mottled yellow earths in swamps

Tall woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. dichromophloia, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea over Sorghum spp, Triodia bitextura, Heteropogon spp with low grassland of Xerochloa imberbis, Sporobolus virginicus and Dichanthium spp in swamps

ASRIS

70 Cockburn 1 Ckb1sandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on shale and siltstoneShallow gravelly skeletal soils

Low woodland of M. minutifolia, M acacioides subsp. alsophila, M. acacioides, M. viridiflora over Triodia bitextura

ASRIS

71 Cockburn 2 Ckb2sandstone plains and rises


Rolling low hills on shale and siltstoneShallow gravelly skeletal soils

Low woodland of Melaleuca spp, E. spp over Triodia bitextura, Triodia pungens, Aristida spp

ASRIS

72 Coolarno Colsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating pediplains, pediments, colluvial slopes and alluvial plains

Yellow earths, yellow podzolics, grey and brown clays

Low open woodland of Melaleuca citrolens and mid‐high open woodland of E. microtheca and Excoecaria parvifolia

ASRIS

73 Coolibah Tac alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level to gently undulating plains on unconsolidated transported materials, rarely sedentary

Grey and brown clays, minor black earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. microtheca, Excoecaria parvifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum, Aristida spp

Gulf or Roper

74 Copeman Cpm coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Low swampy coastal floodplainsBlack cracking clays over gleyed muds

Mid‐high closed grassland of Pseudoraphis spinescens, Fimbristylis spp, Cyperus spp (herbaceous swamps)

Adelaide‐Alligator Rivers or Alligator Rivers

75 Cox Rlc sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Undulating low hills on the Cox River Formation and some Corcoran Formation

Lithosols and earthy sandsLow open woodland of Melaleuca citrolens, E. pruinosa, E. leucophloia over Chrysopogon fallax, Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

76 Cresswell Lwclateritic plains and rises


Erosionally stable, gently undulating plains and rises on ferrugunised Lower Cretaceous sediments (laterite)

Ferruginous lithosols, lateritic podsolics, red and yellow earths, earthy sands and brown clays

Mid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, C. bleeseri, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys wiith isolated stands of A. shirleyi on crests over Chrysopogon fallax, Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

77 Cresswell‐K1 CK1lateritic plains and rises


Flat to slightly undulating plain on ferruginised Lower Cretaceous sediments

Lithosols, moderately deep gravelly yellow earths

Low open to open woodland of C. terminalis, C. dichromophloia over Plectrachne pungens, Sehimanervosum

Upper McArthur River

78 Cresswell‐K2 Ck2lateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating rises on ferruginised Lower Cretaceous sediments


Open forest of Acacia shirleyi and woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. luecophloia over Chrysopogon fallax, Plectrachne pungens




79 Cully Clygranite plains and rises

gently undulating to undulating plains with rises and low hills on granite, schist, gneiss (deeply weathered in places); coarse grained sandy, earthy and texture contrast soils

Gently undulating to undulating plains and rises on weathered granite

Coarse textured stony and gravely yellow‐red sandy earth soils

Mid‐high open woodland of C. polycarpa, C. foelscheana, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. dichromophloia over tropical tall grass (Heteropgon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)


80 Currency Crn granite hillslow hills and hills mostly on granite, gneiss, rhyolite and some schist; common rock outcrop and surface stone with shallow gritty or stony soils

Rolling to steep low hills and undulating rises on granite

Skeletal soils and minor coarse sandy yellow soils

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. tectifica, C. latifolia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. miniata over tropical tall grass (Heteropgon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)


81 Cyperus Cyp coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Seasonally flooded coastal floodplainsBlack cracking clays over mainly calcic estuarine muds

Mid‐high closed grassland of Dichanthium sericeum, Germania grandiflora, Eleocharis spiralis


82 Dalglese Tcdlateritic plains and rises


Pediplains, pediments and plains on detritus left by retreat of the Sturt Plateau, also sedentary on claystones which underlay the original laterite

Brown earths, yellow earths and brown clays

Mid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa, C. terminalis, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Melaleuca citrolens, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii over sparse grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon contortus)

Roper

83 Dalumbu Dlm coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Gently undulating sand plains in coastal areas Siliceous sandsLow open woodland of Melaleuca nervosa, C. polycarpa, Acacia auriculiformis, Grevillea pteridifolia over a mid‐dense grass cover (Triodia microtheca, Sorghum spp, Germania grandifolia)

Arnhem

84 Daly Dly alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating floodplains Grey claysTall closed forest of Melaleuca leucadendra, Nauclea orientalis, Acacia auriculiformis, Terminalia macrocarpa, Ixora timorensis

ASRIS

85 Daly terrace Dlyt alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating terrace plains Deep Yellow Earthslow woodland of C. bella, Terminalia macrocarpa, Acacia auriculiformis, Melaleuca dealbata, Acacia auriculiformis; over Chrysopogon latifolius, Panicum mindanaense, Panicum sp

ASRIS

86 dam dam coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Dam Open water Aquatic vegetation

87 Darmarl Drmlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains, confined to coastal areas

Shallow red earths and lithosols

Perennial tussock grassland and tall shrubland (Acacia, Grevillea, Calytrix and Pandanus spp.)

Arnhem

88 Derim Rldlimestone plains and rises


Gently sloping plains and rises on the Mountain Valley Limestone Member of the Roper Group

Red and brown clays and red earths

Mid‐high open woodland of C. terminalis, E. patellaris, Brachychiton diversifolius, Terminalia arostrata, C. latifolia over mid‐dense to dense grass cover (Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon contortus, Themeda triandra)

Roper

89 Dinnabung 1 Dnb1limestone plains and rises


Gently undulating rises on limestone Loamy red earthsLow woodland of E. tectifica, C. confertiflora, C. foelscheana, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa over Triodia bitextura, Sorghum spp, Sehima nervosum

ASRIS

90 Dinnabung 2 Dnb2limestone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on limestoneLoamy red and yellow earths

Mid high woodland of E. tectifica, C. confertiflora, C. foelscheana, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa, C. grandifolia over Themeda triandra, Sorghum plumosum, Chrysopogonfallax

ASRIS

91 Dockrell 1 Dck1 sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Undulating rises on folded siltstone, shale, sandstone, greywacke

Shallow gravelly soilsMid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. grandifolia, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora over Sorghum spp, Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon spp

ASRIS

92 Dockrell 2 Dck2sandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating rises on folded siltstone, shale, sandstone, greywacke

Moderately deep gravelly red earths

Low woodland of C. terminalis, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa, C. confertiflora over Triodia inutilis, Triodia intermedia, Enneapogon spp

ASRIS

93 Douglas Dgllimestone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on dipping Cambrian limestone, sandstone and siltstone

Loamy red earthsMid‐high woodland of C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora, E. tectifica, C. grandifolia, E. patellaris over dense tropical tall grass (Sorghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum, Heteropgon triticeus)

Tipperary

94 Downlind Dwlsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises with intervening floodplains on mainly fine‐grained sandstones

Sandy yellow earths and siliceous sands and yellow podzolics

Mid‐high woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora with Pandanus spiralis and C. polycarpa ASRIS

95 Downs Aldsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises on mainly fine‐grained sandstones

Sandy yellow earths and siliceous sands

Mid‐high woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, C. polycarpa, C. latifolia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Brachychiton diversifolius over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum, Themeda triandra

Gulf or Roper

96 Dual Dulsandstone plains and rises


Old meandering valleys in the Amhem plateauYellowish sandy soils of mixed origin, skeletal soils and bare areas on plateaux

Tall open forest of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. ferruginea over tropical tall grass (Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax)


97 Dundas Dndlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains formed on deposits overlying Van Diemen sandstone

Deep sandy and loamy red earths

Mid‐high open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. nesophila, C. confertiflora Melville Island

98 Dune Dne coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Active and relict dunes, beach ridges and coastal sandplains

Calcareous sands Very tall grassland of Sorghum intrans, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus Cobourg or Arnhem



99 Durabudboi Drbrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged low hills and rises Shallow sandy lithosolsMid‐high woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. jacobsiana, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sorghum spp, Plectrachne pungens, Heteropogon spp

Arnhem

100 Effington Efg alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level to gently undulating alluvial floodplains of dominantly sandy alluvium

Uniform gradational and texture contrast sandy soils

Mid‐high woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, C. polycarpa, Melaleuca nervosa, E. bigalerita, C. latifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Pseudopogonatherum spinescens, Eriachne triseta.

Adelaide‐Alligator Rivers or Alligator Rivers

101 Elcho Elclateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on deeply weathered surface in coastal areas

Gravelly red earths and yellow earths

Mid‐high closed monsoon forest of Mimusops elengi, Diospyros spp, Canthium spp, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Cryptocarya spp over Secamone elliptica, Jasminum didymum, Flagellaria indica

Arnhem

102 Eleanor Alesandstone plains and rises


Low escarpments, low hills, gently undulating lower slopes and rock outcrops on dissected fine‐grained, sub‐horizontally bedded sandstone

Lithosols and shallow earthy sands

Mid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia and E. leucophloia on lower slopes, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. terminalis over Plectrachne pungens, Petalostigma quadriloculare

Gulf

103 Elizabeth Elzsandstone plains and rises


Dissected hills and rolling terrain on weathered siltstone and greywacke

Shallow gravelly red earthsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sorghum sp, Themeda triandra, Heteropogon triticeus.

Gimbat‐Goodparla

104 Elsey Elslateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating to almost level plains characterised by large closed depressions

Sandy and loamy red earthsTall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. ferruginea, E. tectifica, C. terminalis over a moderately dense perennial grass cover (Plectrachne pungens, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon spp).

Sturt Plateau

105 Elsey Creek Tae alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Broad levees and channels composed of calcareous particles of alluvium

Calcareous red earthsTall open woodland of C. papuana, Terminalia platyphyllla, Gyrocarpus americanus over sparse grass cover (Heteropogon contortus, Aristida latifolia, Pseudoraphis spinescens)

Roper

106 Emmerugga Rlesandstone plains and rises


Undulating to rolling low hills on mainly argillaceous sediments

Lithosols and shallow yellow earths

Mid‐high open woodland of C. latifolia, C. grandifolia, E. tectifica, C. confertiflora, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Themeda triandra, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

107 Emmerwest Emwsandstone plains and rises


Undulating to rolling low hills and dissected plateaux on deeply weathered sandstone

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. miniata and E. tetrodonta on plateaux, C. latifolia and C. grandifolia on low hills

ASRIS

108 Explanado Explateritic plains and rises


Partly incised, level to gently undulating plains on shallow weathered zone of folded Lower Proterozoic siltstone and shale

Loamy red earths, sometimes texture contrast

Low woodland of E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica, C. latifolia, E. miniata over Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus, Eriachne spp

Alligator Rivers

109 Fabian Fbn alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level to gently undulating alluvial floodplains of dominantly silty alluvium

Silty brown and yellow earths and mottled duplex soils

Mid‐high grassland of Chrysopogon spp, Themada triandra, Cyperus spp with minor areas of woodland (C. papuana, C. polycarpa, Pandanus sp, Melaleuca spp, E. apodophylla)


110 Favenc Rsf sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Steep hills on mainly argillaceous sediments Lithosols and brown earthsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, ,Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus

Gulf

111 Fitzmaurice Ftz alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating sandy floodplains and drainage floors

Deep yellow earthy sandsmid‐high open woodland of C. polycarpa, C. papuana, E. tectifica, Melaleuca nervosa over Sorghum sp, Chrysopogon fallax, Aristida spp

ASRIS

112 Flatwood Flt alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level to gently undulating alluvial floodplains of dominantly silty alluvium

Mottled yellow earths and duplex soils

Mid‐high open woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora C. polycarpa, Melaleuca nervosa, C. latifolia, C. grandifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Pseudopogonatherum spinescens, Eriachne spp


113 Fleabitten Rlfsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plain with a sandy lag overlying previously deflated karst limestones (Tindall)

Red and yellow earths and lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Brachychiton diversifolius, E. tectifica, C. confertiflora, C. grandifolia over mid‐dense grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon contortus, Aristida spp)

Roper

114 Fleming Flmsandstone plains and rises


Undulating rises on sandstone Shallow sandy lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Callitris intratropica over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

115 Fletcher Lwflateritic plains and rises


Level to very gently undulating plains on ferruginous material (laterite) that has been re‐exposed from a sub marine position, with swales in a sub‐coastal orientation

Earthy sands and yellow podsolic soils

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, Melaleuca viridiflora, Brachychiton diversifolius, E. miniata, C. polycarpa over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum, Eriachne obtusa

Gulf

116 Flinders Fldsandstone plains and rises


Linear rises (strike ridges) and low hills Shallow sandy lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. confertiflora, C. bleeseri, Erythorphleum chlorostachys, C. confertiflora over Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sehimanervosum

Arnhem

117 Flying Fox Alfsandstone plains and rises


Undulating slopes with rises and low hills formed on deeply weathered Cretaceous sediments with some exposures of Kombolgie/Bukalara Sandstones

Siliceous and earthy sands, yellow earths and lithosols

Tall open woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Brachychiton diversifolius, C. polycarpa over sparse grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum, Plectrachne pungens)

Roper



118 Forrest Frtlateritic plains and rises


Gently sloping sandy surfaced plains with few indistinct drainage depressions

Sandy red earth soilsMid‐high open woodland of C. ferruginea, C. terminalis, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopgon latifolius, Sehima nervosum

Sturt Plateau

119 Frayne 1 Fyn1basalt plains and rises


Gently undulating rises on basalt Red earthsLow woodland of C. terminalis, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa, E. pruinosa, C. confertiflora over Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax

ASRIS



Gently undulating plains on basalt Red earthsLow woodland of C. terminalis, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa, E. pruinosa, C. confertiflora over Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax

ASRIS



Gently undulating footslopes on basalt, below elevated lateritic plateaux

Red earthsLow woodland of C. terminalis, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa, E. pruinosa, C. confertiflora over Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax

ASRIS

122 Frazer Asf sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Rolling low hills and steeply incised valleys on sub‐horizontally bedded massive sandstones and siltstones

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. leucophloia in monospecific stands over a very sparse ground layer of Plectrachne pungens

Gulf

123 Frog Taf alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Broad sandy floodplains, terraces and lower colluvial slopes

Deep siliceous and earthy sands, sandy yellow earths and sandy solodic soils

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. terminalis, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Brachychiton diversifolius, C. latifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum

Gulf

124 Gallipoli Rlg clay plainslevel to gently undulating clay plains (black soil plains); cracking clay soils

Broad, very gently sloping to flat clay plains; formed on the Camooweal Dolomite

Grey and brown clays Tall grassland of Astrebla spp, Chrysopogon fallax and Eulalia fulva Gulf

125 Gecko Gckgranite plains and rises


Gently undulating low hills probably formed on granite, also minor sandstone and siltstone, and alluvium derived from these rocks

Gravelly red massive earthsLow open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Xanthostemon paradoxus, Terminalia ferdinandiana over Eriachne avenacea, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum plumosum

Darwin

126 Giddy Gdygranite plains and rises


Gently undulating plains (associated with weathered granite)

Course red and yellow sands

Mid‐high open to tall woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea over Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp

Arnhem

127 Glyde Algrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Gently undulating plains at high levels on massive sandstones such as the Bukalara Sandstone


Mid‐high open woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta and C. dichromophloia with some E. phoenicea over Plectrachne pungens and Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

128 Goromuru Grmlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on weathered sandstone, siltstone and claystone; usually below Kay and Keefers Hut land systems

Red and yellow earths, grey and brown clays

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

129 Gove Gvelateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains associated with bauxite Bauxitic red earthsTall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

130 Grappa Grpgranite plains and rises


Gently rolling hills, usually convex slopes developed on granite and granodiorite

Gravelly mottled yellow duplex soils

Low woodland of C. grandifolia, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora, Xanthostemon paradoxus, Grevillea pteridifolia with tall shrubland of Grevillea spp, Livistona humilis, Petalostigma pubescens

Darwin

131 Green Ant Grn alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Tributary river plains Dark cracking claysTall closed grassland of Coelorachis rottboellioides, Bothriochloa intermedia, Heteropgon contortus with a very open woodland (C. papuana, C. polycarpa)

Tipperary

132 Gregory Grgrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Steep scarps and plateau margins Shallow stoney lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. brevifolia, C. dichromophloia, Owenia vernicosa, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. spp over Triodia bitextura, Eriachne spp, Aristida spp

ASRIS

133 Groote Grtrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged dissected plateaux on quartz sandstoneBare rock and shallow lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. ferruginea, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

134 Gully Glygranite plains and rises


Undulating terrain developed on granite, schist, and gneiss

Red massive earths and mottled yellow duplex soils

Woodland of C. confertiflora, C. foelscheana, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Terminalia canescens, Petalostigma spp over perennial grasses (Heteropogon triticeus, Themeda australis, Sorghum plumosum)

Darwin

135 Hawk Hwklateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on weathered sandstone shale and mudstone

Yellow earths, grey clays and lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of C. terminalis, E. pruinosa, C. grandifolia, Gyrocarpus americanus, E. tectifica over Sehima nervosum, Sorghum spp, Eulalia aurea

ASRIS

136 Hayes Hysrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Gently undulating summit surfaces Gravelly red earthsTall open forest of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Callitris intratropica, C. dichromophloia over Triodia bitextura, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus

ASRIS

137 Hayward Hyd sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Undulating low hills and rises on the Jindare Formation on the eastern margin of the Daly Basin

Shallow gravelly lithosolsMid‐high woodland of C. dichromophloia,E. miniata, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica, C. terminalis over Sorghum spp, Themeda triandra, Chrysopogon spp

ASRIS



138 Hermit Hmtgranite plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on weathered granite and gneiss

Moderately deep red earths and siliceous sands

Mid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. grandifolia, C. foelscheana, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. polysciada

ASRIS

139 Hermit rise Hmtrgranite plains and rises


Gently undulating rises on weathered granite and gneiss

Shallow gravelly lithosols Mid‐high woodland of E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica ASRIS

140 Hobblechain Iah granite hillslow hills and hills mostly on granite, gneiss, rhyolite and some schist; common rock outcrop and surface stone with shallow gritty or stony soils

Rugged, undulating terrain on porphyritic rhyolite, deeply dissected in places

Lithosols and rock outcropMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Aristida hygrometrica

Gulf

141 Hodgson Tah alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Old alluvial clay plains with multiple channels and many small billabongs, and source materials from areas of eroding laterite

Grey, brown and red clays and red earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. microtheca, Excoecaria parvifolia with a sparse shrub layer of Flueggea virosa, Carissa lanceolata, Atalaya hemiglauca over dense grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Iseilema vaginiflorum, Eulalia fulva)

Roper

142 Honeycomb Hnyrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rocky rises with shallow depressions on quartz sandstone formerly overlain by volcanics

Bare, with yellow podzolics or siliceous sands in depressions

Mid‐high open woodland of C. arnhemensis, Acacia mountfordiase, A. difficilis, C. kombolgiensis, C. latifolia over Triodia microstachys, Eriachne ciliata, Eriachne obtusa


143 Horse Creek Alhlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on sandstone with deep sandy soils and isolated swampy depressions

Siliceous sands and earthy sands

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, Callitris intratropica, E. ferrugiena, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Aristida hygrometrica; Melaleuca viridiflora, C. polycarpa occur on wetter areas

Gulf

144 Inacumba Lwilateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating rises and undulating plains to low hills on ferruginised Lower Cretaceous sediments (laterite) and weathered sandstones

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. ferruginea, E. leucophloia with isolated stands of A. shirleyi on steeper slopes over Eriachne spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Plectrachne pungens

Gulf

145 Irgul Irgsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating to undulating rises on weathered Cretaceous sediments

Lithosols and yellow duplex soils

Mid‐high woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp

Cobourg or Arnhem

146 Ivanhoe 1 Ivh1 alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level alluvial floodplains Grey cracking claysVery tall grassland of Dichanthium spp, Sorghum spp, Eulalia aurea with emergent E. microtheca, Bauhinia cunninghamiii

ASRIS


Level alluvial floodplains with braided stream channels

Grey cracking claysVery tall grassland of Dichanthium spp, Sorghum spp, Eulalia aurea with emergent E. microtheca, Bauhinia cunninghamiii

ASRIS


Level meander plains and alluvial floodplains Grey cracking claysVery tall grassland of Dichanthium spp, Sorghum spp, Eulalia aurea with emergent E. microtheca, Bauhinia cunninghamiii

ASRIS

149 Jalboi Jlbsandstone plains and rises


Undulating rises on siltstone and sandstone Shallow stoney lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. latifolia, E. tetrdonta, C. grandifolia over Sorghum spp, Eriachne spp, Chrysopogon fallax

Arnhem

150 Jasper Jspsandstone plains and rises


Undulating quartz sandstone plateau surface Shallow sandy lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, C. ferruginea, Acacia tumida, Owenia vernicosa, Xanthostemon psidioides over Triodia bitextura, Eriachne ciliate, Triodia spp

ASRIS

151 Jay Jaylateritic plains and rises


Dissected gently undulating to undulating rises on weathered rocks

Red and yellow sandy and loamy earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. terminalis, C. latifolia, E. polysciadia, C. bleeseri over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon spp, Eriachne triseta


152 Jindara Jdrlimestone plains and rises


Undulating terrain on weathered and unweatherd sandstone, siltstone and limestone

Loamy red and yellow earths and sandy brown earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora, C. grandifolia, E. patellaris over tropical tall grass (Themeda australis, Sorghum plumosum, Chrysopogon spp)

Tipperary

153 Joan Joasandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises on weathered siltstone below plateau escarpments

Red sands and red and brown earths

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata over Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus with areas of Allosyncarpia ternate tall woodland

ASRIS

154 Jumpup Tcjlateritic plains and rises


Broad to narrow valleys with a central drainage corridor and flanking pediments, between parallel sandstone ridges

Siliceous sands, lithosols and clay soils

Mid‐high open woodland of E. microtheca, Excoecaria parvifolia, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii, C. papuana, E. pruinosa over Eulalia fulva, Chrysopogon fallax, Iseilema vaginiflorum

Gulf

155 Jundee Jde alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Minor braided creek systems on the Sturt Plateau

Deep loamy red earths and euchrozems

Tall open woodland of C. grandifolia, E. microtheca, C. ferruginea, C. terminalis, E. leucophloia over a dense grass cover (Themeda australis, Sorghum plumosum, Aristida latifolius)

Sturt Plateau



156 Kangaroo Rlksandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating to undulating rises on mainly argillaceous sediments

Shallow yellow earths and yellow podsolics

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. terminalis, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Terminalia platyphylla, Brachychiton diversifolius over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum, Heteropogon triticeus

Gulf

157 Kaniyarrang Kny alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level to gently undulating alluvial floodplains Grey cracking claysTussock grassland of Chrysopogon fallax and Eriachne obtusa with mid‐high sparse shrubland of Grevillea striata or Excoecaria parvifolia

Arnhem

158 Kapping Kpplateritic plains and rises


Broad, gently undulating upland surface with extensive laterite pavement and gravel veneer

Shallow lithosols, minor gravely yellow earths

Low open woodland of Acacia spp, Grevillea spp, Melaleuca spp with low shrubs (Calytrix exstipulata, Acacia spp, Grevillea spp) over Sorghum spp, Heteropogon spp

Darwin

159 Karaman Krm alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Tributary alluvial plains with extensive sandy slopes

Sandy red earthsTall woodland of C. papuana, C. ferruginea, Gyrocarpus americanus, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over tropical tall grass (Sorghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum, Aristida browniana)

Tipperary

160 Karns Alksandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating, finely dissected rises and low hills on the Karns Dolomite Formation

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. terminalis over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Aristida hygrometrica

Gulf

161 Kay Kaylateritic plains and rises


Level to gently undulating plains on deeply weathered rocks

Lateritic red and yellow earths

Tall open woodland of C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, E. tectifica over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Eriachne spp

Report over region of interest

162 Keating Ketlateritic plains and rises


Slightly dissected, gently undulating plains on deeply weathered rocks

Gravelly yellow and red earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, E. miniata, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over tropical tall grass (Chryospogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)


163 Keats Ktsandstone plains and rises


Undulating low hilly terrainGravelly red and yellow earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. miniata, C. porrecta over annual Sorghum Port Keats

164 Keats strike Ktssandstone plains and rises


Low undulating areas of alternate ridges and vales

Gravelly red and yellow earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri with a dense shrub layer (Acacia sp, Zamia sp)

Port Keats

165 Keckwick Kcklateritic plains and rises


Low rises and crests along margins of Sturt plateau


Mid‐high open forest (Macropteranthes keckwickii, Acacia shirleyi and E. leucophloia over Enneapogon polyphyllus, Cymbopogon bombycinus, Chrysopogon latifolius

ASRIS

166 Keefers Hut Kfhlateritic plains and rises


Dissected, gently undulating to undulating rises on deeply weathered rocks

Shallow gravelly yellow earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. foelscheana, E. tectifica, C. ferruginea over Heteropogon spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum


167 Kennedy Kenlateritic plains and rises


Level to gently undulating plains adjoining coast Shallow gravelly red earthsMid‐high open woodland of C. clavigera, C. bleeseri, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus.

Cobourg or Arnhem

168 Kimbyan Kmblimestone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on Cambrian limestone, sandstone and siltstone

Loamy red earthsTall woodland of C. foelscheana, E. tectifica, C. confertiflora, C. grandifolia, E. patellaris over tropical tall grass (Sorghum plumosun, Themeda australis, Sehima nervosum)

Tipperary

169 Klatt Kla lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Small plateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered Cretaceous sediments

Shallow gravely lateritic red and yellow earths, some skeletal soils

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta with C. bleeseri and E. miniataReport over region of interest

170 Knifehandle Knflateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and broad shallow valley on deeply weathered rocks

Lateritic red and yellow earths and siliceous sands

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over tropical tall grass (Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)


171 Koolatong Klgsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating to undulating rises and some rolling low hills on sandstone and siltstone

Shallow siliceous sandsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, E. tectifica, C. latifolia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

172 Kosher Kshlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating margins of deeply weathered plains adjacent floodplains

Gravelly red and yellow earths with shallow sileceous and earthy sands

Tall woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. polycarpa, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. bleeseri over tropical tall grass (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)


173 Krans Krnlateritic plains and rises


Steep, dissected terrain forming the edge of the deeply weathered plateau

Shallow lithosols and gravely yellow earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over tropical tall grass (Heteropgon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Darwin

174 Krokane Krklateritic plains and rises


Deeply weathered plains with numerous drainage depression and swampd

Mottled yellow duplex soils and uniform sands

Mid‐high open woodland of C. polycarpa, Melaleuca argentea, C. papuana, E. alba, C. latifolia over Cynodon spp, Pseudoraphis spp, Paspalum sp in drainage areas


175 Kulampirri Lck alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating plains on the Kulampirri Travertine Beds

Solodic soilsTall open woodland of C. papuana, C. polycarpa, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Terminalia platyphylla over Sorghum plumosum, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon contortus

Gulf



176 Kularruty Klr coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Level coastal floodplains Grey cracking claysDwarf open woodland of Excoecaria parvifolia, Melaleuca viridiflora, Melaleuca acacioides over Vetiveria elongata, Cyperus spp, Pseudoraphis spinescens

Arnhem

177 Kunje Knjsandstone plains and rises


Undulating hills and rises on sandstone and siltstone

Gravelly red and yellow earths, podzolics

Mid‐high woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Pandanus sp with a shrub layer of Zamia sp

Port Keats

178 Kysto Kyslateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating, strike alligned low rises and swales

Lateritic red and yellow earths and earthy sands, with yellowish siliceous sands

Mid‐high woodland of C. latifolia, C. ferruginea, E. tetrodonta, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over tropical tall grass (Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon spp)


179 Lalngang Llnsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises on siltstone Gravelly lithosolsTall shrubland of C. dichromophloia, E. alba, E. miniata, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sorghum spp, Plectrachne spp, Themeda sp

Port Keats

180 Lancewood 1 Lcd1lateritic plains and rises


Almost level plains on the Sturt PlateauShallow gravely red and yellow earths

Mid‐high open forest of Acacia shirleyii with little or no understory or ground cover Sturt Plateau

181 Lancewood 2 Lwl2 lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Plateau margins, escarpments and rugged low hills and plateaux

Lateritic lithosolsMid‐high open forest of Acacia shirleyi over Schizachyrium fragile, Chrysopogon fallax, Triodia bitextura

ASRIS

182 Lancewood 3 Lwl3sandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and drainage floors on claystone

Grey and brown clays Tall open grassland of Chrysopogon fallax, Eulalia aurea, Iseilema vaginiflorum ASRIS

183 Langdon Tcllateritic plains and rises


Gentle colluvial slopes, mainly below areas of argillaceous rocks with some poorly drained depressions

Yellow earths, yellow podzolic soils and brown clays

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Brachychiton diversifolius, C. latifolia, C. confertiflora over mid‐dense grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Sroghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum)

Roper

184 Lanning Lnn lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Gently undulating rises on ferruginous, mainly arenaceous sediments

Lateritic lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta and C. ferruginea

ASRIS

185 Lansen Allsandstone plains and rises


Long, low, often terraced rises with linear outcrop on prominently bedded sandstones

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. ferrugineaover Eriachne spp, Heteropogon contortus, Chrysopogon fallax; Lysiphyllum cunninghamii on clay infills


186 Larrimah Lrm clay plainslevel to gently undulating clay plains (black soil plains); cracking clay soils

Relict flood plainsOlive brown, brown and grey clays

Tall sparse shrubland of Carissa lanceolata, Ventilago viminalis, Terminalia volucris with scattered trees (Lysiphyllum cunninghamii, Atalaya hemiglauca, E. microtheca) over Aristida spp, Sorghum sp, Astrebla squarrosa

Sturt Plateau

187 Legune Lgn coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Coastal floodplains Cracking clays Mid‐high closed grassland of Dichanthium spp, Eulalia aurea, Xerochloa imberbis ASRIS

188 Leila Rllsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating to rolling low hills on dolomite, dolomitic siltstones, quartzite and sandstones, frequently with linear structural terraces

Lithosols and shallow sandy yellow earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. leucophloia, C. dichromophloia, C. terminalis, E. chlorophylla, E. tectifica over Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum

Gulf

189 Levee Lev alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Levees, usually associated with channels draining elevated sandstone areas

Red and yellow earths and sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over tropical tall grass (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)


190 Lindibah Lnd alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Floodplains and terraces, some lower slopes, small swamps, drainage floors and flats

Yellow and brown earths, yellow podzolics and some grey and brown clays

Low open woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora ASRIS

191 Lindsay Tal alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Floodplains and terraces, some lower slopes and small swamps, drainage floors and flats, with fine sandy materials

Yellow and brown earths and yellow podzolic soils

Low open woodland of M viridiflora, Grevillea pteridifolia, Brachychiton diversifolius over Chrysopogon fallax, Eriachne obtusa, Sorghum plumosum

Roper

192 Litchfield Lfdgranite plains and rises


Gently undulating to undulating plains and rises on weathered granite

Coarse textured stony and gravely yellow‐red sandy earth soils

Mid‐high open woodland of C. polycarpa, C. foelscheana, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. dichromophloia over tropical tall grass (Heteropgon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

ASRIS

193 Littoral 1 Lit1 tidal flatstidal mudflats and coastal floodplains with channels and estuaries; subject to tidal inundation; poorly drained clays and muds

Level tidal flats with channels and estuaries and minor dunes

Saline muds and grey cracking clays

Samphire, sedgeland, or mangrove low closed forestReport over region of interest

194 Littoral 2 Lit2 tidal flatstidal mudflats and coastal floodplains with channels and estuaries; subject to tidal inundation; poorly drained clays and muds

Tidal mud flats with channels and estuaries; laterite sheets commonly exposed

Undifferentiated marine deposits

Mostly bare areas with isolated clumps of Melaleuca acacioides and halophitic forbs with fringing mangroves along shoreline and tidal waterways

Gulf

195 Liverpool Lvpbasalt plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and some rises on basic volcanics

Red earths, some black clays and lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of C. foelscheana, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tetrodonta, C. latifolia over Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon spp, Chrysopogon spp

Arnhem



196 Macadam Mcdrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged terrain on steeply dipping sedimentary rocks

LithosolsLow woodland of E. alba, C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, C. foelscheana, E. tetrodonta over Sorghum spp, Plectrachne sp, Eriachne spp

Port Keats

197 Macphee Mcpgranite plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on weathered granite Gritty yellow sandsMid‐high woodland of C. grandifolia, C. foelscheana, C. latifolia, C. confertiflora, C. dichromophloia over Sorghum timorense, Eriachne obtuse, Triodia bitextura

ASRIS

198 Madjellindi Mdjsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and low rises on siltstone

Lithosols, silty yellow earths, solodized solonetz and yellow podzolics

Mid‐high woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica, C. dichromophloia over Sorghum spp, Plectrachne sp

Port Keats

199 Mais Ms lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Low broken plateaux with extensive stony surfaces and steep slopes

Lithosols with sandy soils on lower slopes and in swales

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, Terminalia canescens, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Terminalia platyptera over Cymbopogon bombycinus, Sorghum spp, Aristida spp

Sturt Plateau

200 Maranboy Mbylateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on deeply weathered Cretaceous sandstone and siltstone

Loamy red and yellow earths, sandy brown earths

Mid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. latifolia, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora, C. grandifolia over tropical tall grass (Chrysopogon spp, Sorghum plumosum, Themeda australis)

Tipperary

201 Marangala Mgl coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Gently undulating sand plains in coastal areas Siliceous sandsTall open forest of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

202 Marchinbar Mrcsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises generally confined to the Wessel Islands

Deep and shallow silecious sands

Low open woodland of E. miniata, C. polycarpa, Grevillea pteridifolia over Triodia microtheca

Arnhem

203 Mataranka Lcm alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Older, partly dissected evaporite depositsCalcareous red and yellow earths and Rendzinas

Mid‐high open woodland of C. terminalis, E. patellaris, Terminalia arostrata, Brachychiton diversifolius, C. confertiflora over mid‐dense to dense grass cover (Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon contortus, Themeda triandra)

Roper

204 McArthur Tam alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Broad or narrow fluvial corridors conducting regional drainage across various land systems towards the coast

Grey and brown clays, red and yellow earths and siliceous sands

Mid‐high open woodland of C. terminalis, E. microtheca, Excoecaria parvifolia, Lysiphyllum cunninghami, C. papuana over Chrysopogon spp, Eulalia fulva, Iseilema vaginiflorum


205 McGorrery Mgylateritic plains and rises


Eroded upper catchmentsSoils highly variable, mainly gravely brown earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Themeda australis, Chrysopogon latifolius, Aristida spp

Sturt Plateau

206 McKinlay Mky alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Alluvial floodplains and channelsSiliceous sands, silty brown and yellow earths, yellow podzolics

Mid‐high grassland of Chrysopogon spp, Themada triandra, Cyperus spp with minor areas of woodland (C. papuana, C. polycarpa, Pandanus sp, Melaleuca spp, E. apodophylla)


207 McLeod Almsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and low plateaux with frequent, steeply incised valleys on sub‐horizontally bedded massive sandstones and siltstones

Earthy sands and lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, Callitris intratropica, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. miniata over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Aristida hygrometrica

Gulf

208 Melville Mlvlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating, deeply weathered plateau surface

Deep sandy red earthsTall open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. nesophila, C. confertiflora over Imperata cylindrical, Pseudopogonantherum sp, Eriachne triseta

ASRIS

209 Mering Merlateritic plains and rises


Undulating low gravely crests and slopes with isolated ridges

Shallow gravelly earths and sands

Very variable, mid‐high open woodland of C. ferruginea, C. terminalis, E. patellaris over Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon latifolius, Sorghum plumosum

Sturt Plateau

210 Miller Tcm clay plainslevel to gently undulating clay plains (black soil plains); cracking clay soils

Almost level, more distal portions of pediplains below but isolated from lateritic escarpments

Brown clays, some yellow earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa over Eulalia fulva, Chrysopogon fallax, Aristida inaequiglumis

Gulf

211 Mirikau Mrklateritic plains and rises


Undulating erosional rises, commonly incised by drainage lines

Sandy red earthsTall woodland of E. miniata, C. nesophila, E. tetrodonta with moderately dense understory of Acacia spp, Grevillea pteridifolia, Persoonia falcata over perennial grasses (Eriachne triseta, Eulalia mackinlayi)

Melville Island

212 Mirringadja Mrn lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Scarps and steep hillslopes bounding lateritic plains/plateaux

Bare rock and Leptic Rudosols

Mid‐high woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

213 Mitchell Mchrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Elevated rocky plateaux and rolling to steep hillsBare rock and Leptic Rudosols

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica over a sparse to mid‐dense grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)

Arnhem

214 Miwal Mwllateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and alluvial floodplains Mottled yellow earthsMid‐high open woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, E. tectifica, C. latifolia, C. grandifolia, C. polycarpa over Eriachne spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp

Arnhem

215 Moonkinu Mnklateritic plains and rises


Broad, flat to gently undulating plains and associated drainage lines

Sandy red earthsLow open shrubland of Grevillea pteridifolia, Persoonia falcata and Acacia oncinocarpa over Eulalia mackinlayi, Eriachne avenacea and Eriachne triseta

Melville Island



216 Mountnorris Mntlateritic plains and rises


Low undulating plains formed on Quaternary deposits

Lateritic podsolicsLow open woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, C. polycarpa, C. latifolia, C. grandifolia, Grevillea pteridifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Pseudopogonatherum spinescens, Eriachne triseta

Cobourg or Arnhem

217 Moyle Molateritic plains and rises


Broad undulating plains on weathered sandstoneand siltstone

Loamy and sandy red earths

Mid‐high open forest of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. porrecta with a very dense shrub layer (Zamia sp, Livistona sp, Pandanus sp) over Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus

Port Keats

218 Moyle denuded Modlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating treeless plains on weathered sandstone and siltstone


Tall shrubland of Pandanus sp, Grevillea pteridifolia over Sorghum spp Port Keats

219 Muckaninnie Mcksandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains (associated with colluvium from adjacent sandstone and siltstone rises)

Yellow earthsMid‐high open woodland of C. latifolia, E. tectifica, E. tetrodonta, C. confertiflora, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp, Sehima nervosum

Arnhem

220 Mueller Mlrlateritic plains and rises


Undulating low hills and stony slopes Shallow gravelly lithosolsLow open woodland of Terminalia canescens, E. leucophloia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sorghum plumosum, Cymbopogon bombycinus

Sturt Plateau

221 Mullaman 1 Mlm1 lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

High plateaux with extensive sandy surfaces Shallow soilsTall open forest of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Callitris columellaris, C. dichromophloia over spinifex tall‐grass (Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus)

Tipperary


Moderately rugged areas of mesas and scarps LithosolsMid‐high woodland of E. miniata, C. bleeseri, E. alba, E. phoenicea, Callitris sp over Sorghum spp, Plectrachne sp, Heteropogon triticeus

Port Keats


Margins of the Sturt Plateau with low scarpsSandy reddish brown lithosols

Mid‐high woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. tetrodonta, Petalostigma sp, Acacia sp over Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon latifolius, Sorghum plumosum

ASRIS


Scarps along the western margin of the Sturt Plateau

Shallow stoney lithosolsTall open woodland of C. bleeseri, C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, E. patellaris over Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon latifolius, Sorghum plumosum

ASRIS

225Mullaman dissected 1

Mld1 lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Escarpments of deeply weathered plateaux Shallow, stoney lithosols Low open shrubland of Asteromyrtus magnifica over Triodia microstachya ASRIS



Dissected margins of deeply weathered plateaux Shallow, stoney lithosolsTall open woodland of C. bleeseri, C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta over Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon fallax, Schizachyrium fragile

ASRIS



Gently undulating plateau marginsShallow siliceous sands and red earths

Low open woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. polysciada, E. tetrodonta over Triodia bitextura, Aristida spp, Schizachyrium fragile

ASRIS

228 Mullaman scarp Mlms lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Gently undulating plateau marginsSandy reddish brown lithosols

Mid‐high woodland of C. terminalis, E. tetrodonta, E. tectifica, E. patellaris, C. ferruginea over Cymbopogon bombycinus, Chrysopogon spp, Sorghum spp

ASRIS

229 Mullapinka Mlprugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Dissected plateaux and plateau marginsShallow siliceous sands and red earths

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia. C. bleeseri over Sorghum spp, Triodia bitextura, Heteropogon triticeus

ASRIS

230 Mululu Mllsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises on sandstone and siltstone

Red and yellow earths, siliceous sands

Mid‐high open woodland of C. latifolia, E. tetrodonta, E. tectifica, E. jensenii, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon spp

Arnhem

231 Munyi Asm sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Steep to gently slopes on the Munyi Member of the Abner Sandstones and the Sherwin IronstoneMember of the Maiwok Subgroup of Roper sediments

Lithosols Mid‐high open woodland of E. leucophloia over Plectrachne pungens Roper

232 Murgenella Mgnlateritic plains and rises


Level to gently undulating plains with numerous swamps and drainage depressions

Siliceous sands with yellow podzolics

Tall open woodland of C. nesophila, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, Callitris intratropica over Sorghum sp, Heteropogon triticeus, Eriachne triseta, Schizachyrium fragile

Arnhem

233 Murphy Iamgranite plains and rises


Broad, gently sloping plains on granite, acid volcanics and schistose metamorphics, with low residual granite hills and braided drainage floors

Coarse earthy sands and lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of E. leucophloia, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. terminalis, E. miniata over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Triodia sp

Gulf

234 Murray Mrylateritic plains and rises


Undulating low plateau cut on pallid zone of deeply weathered Cretaceous sediments

Deep siliceous sands, some stony skeletal soils

Mid‐ high woodland of Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. latifolia, E. tectifica over Sorghum spp, Eriachne ciliata

Alligator Rivers

235 Nacoolya Nrclateritic plains and rises


Broad undulating plains on weathered sandstone, siltstone and shale



ASRIS

236 Napier Npr basalt hillslow hills and hills on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; mostly rock rock outcrop with surface stone and pockets of clayey soils

Rolling low hills and plateaux on basalt Pockets of red clayey soilLow woodland of E. pruinosa, Acacia spp over Sehima nervosum, Themeda triandra, Sorghum plumosum

ASRIS

237 Nathan Tcnsandstone plains and rises


Pediments, and side slopes of broad valleys on detritus and argillaceous sediments

Yellow earths, siliceous sands and brown clays

Mid‐high open woodland E. tectifica, C. terminalis, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Eulalia fulva, Sehima nervosum; some Lysiphyllum cunninghamii and Melaleuca citrolens

Gulf



238 Newman Nwmlateritic plains and rises


Internal drainage systemsDeep yellowish brown and grey clays

Low woodland of Melaleuca minutifolia, M. viridiflora, Terminalia platyptera, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. ferruginea over Sorghum sp, Schizachyrium sp, Eriachne ciliaris

Dry River

239 Nicholson Alnsandstone plains and rises


Gently sloping structural plateaux on fine‐grained, sub‐horizontally bedded sandstones

Lithosols and earthy sandsMid‐high open woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia, E. leucophloia over Plectrachne pungens, Petalostigma quadriloculare, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

240 Nioner Nnr alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Broad, linear drainage floorsYellow podzolics, humic gleys

Tall grassland of Eriachne spp, Eragrostis spp, Germania grandifolia with scattered trees (Lophostemon sp, Pandanus spiralis, C. polycarpa, C. papuana)

Port Keats

241 Nova Nvasandstone plains and rises


Undulating and rolling terrain cut on pallid zone of deeply weathered Proterozoic rocks

Mainly skeletal soils or shallow gravely yellow earths

Woodland of C. confertiflora, Petalostigma spp, Melaleuca spp Alligator Rivers

242 Nutwood Ibnbasalt plains and rises


Plains and low rises on basalt and associated basic igneous rocks

Brown, grey and red clays, euchrozems and brown and red earths

Mid‐high open woodland of Lysiphyllum cunninghamii, C. terminalis, C. confertiflora, E. pruinosa, E. patellaris, Erythroxylum ellipticum over mid‐dense grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Aristida latifolia, Panicum spp)

Roper or Arnhem

243 Nymbili Nymsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains with extensive low stony rises

Shallow, gravelly red earths and lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. setosa, C. bleeseri, E. miniata, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp

Arnhem

244 October Alosandstone plains and rises


Very rocky gently undulating rises on massive sandstones

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. phoenicea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. ferruginea, E. tetrodonta over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum


245 OKeefe Aso sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Broad breached anticlines and dissects structural plateaux on sub‐horizontally bedded sandstones with sandstone columns

Shallow siliceous sandsMid‐high open woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. dichromophloia over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum, Plectrachne pungens


246 Packsaddle Iap granite hillslow hills and hills mostly on granite, gneiss, rhyolite and some schist; common rock outcrop and surface stone with shallow gritty or stony soils

Rugged hills on granite, adamellite or acid volcanics, with quartz reefs, fault ridges and joint‐based dissection

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. leucophloia, C. aspera, Acacia difficlis, A. torulosa, Owenia vernicosa over Plectrachne pungens, Heteropogon contortus, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

247 Paludal Pld coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Swampy coastal floodplainsHumic gleys and dark cracking clays

Mid‐high closed grassland (Hymenachne sp, Oryza sp, Eleocharis sp)Report over region of interest

248 Parsons Lcp alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating plains and rises on lacustrine limestone and calcrete deposits

Lithosols and black earthsMid‐high open woodland of E. chlorophylla, C. terminalis, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum, Themeda triandra

Gulf

249 Patterson Alpsandstone plains and rises


Low hills, rises and undulating areas on reddish platy sandstones and siltstones, often micaceous

Lithosols, earthy sands and shallow red and brown earths

Mid ‐high open woodland of E. leucophloia, Acacia shirleyi, E. tectifica, C. grandifolia, C. ferruginea over very sparse grass cover (Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Chrysopogon fallax)

Roper

250 Peaked Pkd sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

High, strike aligned ridges on Moyle River quartzite/sandstone

Skeletal soilsMid‐high isolated clumps of tall shrubs (Livistona humilis) over very sparse grasses (Plectrachne pungens)

Finniss

251 Pellew Tcpsandstone plains and rises


Gently inclined valleys with sandy pediments and sandy alluvial floors between sandstone outcrops

Siliceous sandsMid‐high open woodland of Melaleuca viridiflora, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea, Grevillea pteridifolia over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Chrysopogon fallax

Gulf

252 Pickertaramoor Pktsandstone plains and rises


Rolling low hills and rises on Van Diemen sandstone

Shallow skeletal soils tall open forest of C. nesophila, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata ASRIS

253 Pinkerton Pnkrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged stony country on sedimentary rocks Lithosols Mid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata over Triodia sp, Sorghum sp Port Keats

254 Pinkerton summit Pnksrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged sandstone plateaux with deep gorges LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. phoenicea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. dichromophloia, E. brevifolia, C. ferruginea over Sorghum stipoideum, Eriachne spp, Triodia bitextura

ASRIS

255 Pinkerton upland Pnkurugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Stony upland plains Lithosols Mid‐high open woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta over Triodia sp, Sorghum sp Port Keats

256 Pinwinkle Pnw coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Low swampy coastal floodplains and depressions

Black cracking clays overlying marine alluvium

Tall open forest of Melaleuca cajuputi, M. leucadendra, M. viridiflora, Acacia auriculiformis over Eleocharis spp, Cyperus spp, Pseudoraphis spinescens




257 Piper Pprlateritic plains and rises


Flat to very gently sloping sand plains Red earthy sands Tall open forest of E. tetrodonta, C. nesophila, E. miniata over Eriachne triseta Melville Island

258 Queue Quelateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating sandplains Deep red earthy sandsMid‐high woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, Callitris intratropica over tall tropical grass (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)


259 Rainforest Rftlateritic plains and rises


Coastal margins of the sand plain country Deep red earthy sandsTall closed forest of Bombax ceiba, Albizia procera, Syzygium rubiginosum, Ficus virens

Melville Island

260 Ramsay Rmslateritic plains and rises


Level to gently undulating plains on undissected laterized Cretaceous sediments

Deep red and yellow earthsTall woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. nesophila, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over tropical tall grass (Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax)

Cobourg or Arnhem

261 Red Lily Tpr alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Swamps, inundated by calcareous spring water overlying soft calcareous depositions

Calcareous sedimentsTall open forest of Livistona rigida, Melaleuca leucadendra with a shrub layer of Livistona rigida over a grass cover of Paspalum scobiculatum on swamp fringes

Roper

262 Red Rock Rdrrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rolling stony hills on sandstone and quartz sandstone

Shallow stony lithosolsMid‐high woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, C. bleeseri, E. tectifica, C. terminalis over Sorghum spp, Themeda triandra, Chrysopogon spp

ASRIS

263 River Rvr alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Major creek and river drainage floors Sandy alluvial soilsTall woodland of C. polycarpa, C. papuana, C. foelscheana, E. lactifluus with a shrub layer of Acacia plectrocarpa, Pandanus spp, Grevillea pteridifolia over Pseudopogonatherum contortus, Ectrosia leporina

Katherine Gorge

264 Rosie Tor coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Almost level plains on old sea‐floor deposits with regular dune‐swale systems, or isolated sand dunes, in sub‐coastal orientation

Earthy sands and yellow podsolic soils

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Melaleuca nervosa over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Aristidaspp

Gulf

265 Rugged Rgdsandstone plains and rises


Rugged terrain deeply dissected by many creeks and drainage lines

Very shallow soils Tall open forest of C. nesophila, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata Melville Island

266 Rumwaggon Rwgsandstone plains and rises


Low rounded hills and low gravelly ridges with intervening alluvial flats

Lithosols on rises, yellow podzolics on alluvial areas

Mid‐high open woodland of E. polysciadia, C. ferruginea, C. foelscheana, E. tectifica, Xanthostemon paradoxus over Chrysopogon spp, Sorghum spp, Eriachne triseta


267 Running Lwrlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and rises on ferruginised, mainly arenaceous sediments

Lateritic podzolics and lithosols

Tall open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia, E. phoenicea over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

268 Scarp Scp lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Low escarpments and rugged low hills, off the laterized Cretaceous surface

LithosolsTall open woodland of E. miniata, E tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. ferruginea over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus

Cobourg or Arnhem

269 Seigadale Sgdsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating rises with volcanic rock and sandstone outcrop

Lithosols with shallow stony red earths and siliceous sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. terminalis and Erythrophleum chlorostachys with some E. pruinosa and Terminalia arostrata

ASRIS

270 Seigal Alssandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating to undulating rises with abundant, often linear rocky outcrops

Lithosols, minor siliceous and earthy sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia, Callitris intratropica over Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

271 Seigalara Sgl sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Rugged rocky plateaux and hills with intervening sandy valleys

Sandy lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta with E. leucophloia

ASRIS

272 Settlement Tcslateritic plains and rises


Broad, gentle colluvial slopes and pediments flanking broad floodplains

Red earths and shallow earthy sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa with a shrub layer of Carissa lanceolata, Erythroxylum ellipticum, Atalaya hemiglauca a over mid‐dense grass cover (Eulalia fulva, Chrysopogon fallax, Aristida inaequiglumis)

Gulf

273 Shadforth Lwslateritic plains and rises


Broad, almost flat lateritic sand plains Reddish siliceous sandsLow open woodland of Melaleuca nervosa, Acacia plectocarpa, Petalostigma pubescens, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Eriachne spp

Gulf

274 Sommerville Smvsandstone plains and rises


Lowlands on unweathered Lower Proterozoic shales and calcareous sediments

Loamy yellow earths and deep red clays

Mid‐high woodland of E. polysciadia, C. confertiflora, E, latifolia, E. tectifica, Melaleuca viridiflora over Sorghum spp, Heteropgon spp, Sehima nervosum

Alligator Rivers

275 Spencer 1 Spn1sandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on sandstone and shale LithosolsMid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. latifolia, C. confertiflora, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa over Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax

ASRIS





Undulating rises on sandstone and shale LithosolsMid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. latifolia, C. confertiflora, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa over Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax

ASRIS



Rolling low hills on sandstone and shale LithosolsMid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. latifolia, C. confertiflora, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa over Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax

ASRIS



Rolling hills on sandstone and shale LithosolsMid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. latifolia, C. confertiflora, E. leucophloia subsp. euroa over Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax

ASRIS

279 Spillen Tos coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Coastal sand sheets, dunes and cheniers with minor intervening tidal flats

Siliceous sands and yellow podzolic soils

Tall grassland of Vetiveria elongata, Sorghum plumosum, Eriachne spp with some Melaleuca viridiflora, M. nervosa, Pandanus spiralis, C. polycarpa

Gulf

280 Springs Spn alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Groundwater outlets for the Arnhem Land plateau

Humic gleys and variable alluvial soils

Mid‐high woodland of Melaleuca spp, Sygyzium sp, E. miniata, E. tetrodonta over Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum sp

Katherine Gorge

281 Stokes 1 Stk1 lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Gently undulating plateau surface on sandstone or quartzite

Gravelly red earths and sands

Tall woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia, C. bleeseri over Triodia bitextura, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus

ASRIS

282 Stokes 2 Stk2rugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Gently undulating plateau surface on sandstone or quartzite


Mid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, C. ferruginea, Acacia tumida, Owenia vernicosa, Xanthostemon psidioides over Triodia bitextura, Eriachne ciliate, Triodia spp

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Rugged hills and plateaux on sandstone or quartzite

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland E. brevifolia, C. dichromophloia, Owenia vernicosa, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Eucalyptus spp over Triodia bitextura, Eriachne spp, Aristida spp

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Rocky plateau surface with dendritically dissected sideslopes

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, C. ferruginea, Acacia tumida, Owenia vernicosa, Xanthostemon psidioides over Triodia bitextura, Eriachne ciliate, Triodia spp

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Rocky plateau margins LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, C. ferruginea, Acacia tumida, Owenia vernicosa, Xanthostemon psidioides over Triodia bitextura, Eriachne ciliate, Triodia spp

ASRIS

286 Strangways Rlssandstone plains and rises


Hills, low hills, rises and undulating areas, sedentary on brown and green platy and flaggy siltstones and shales, usually micaceous

Brown clays, yellow earths and lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa, C. terminalis, Melaleuca citrolens, C. grandifolia, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii over sparse grass cover (Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum, Aristida spp)

Roper

287 Stray Stysandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on the western margin of the Daly Basin

Mottled yellow earths and podzolics, and red earths

Low woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana over Sehima and Themeda ASRIS

288 Stubb Stb sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Closely dissected low hills, plateaux and plateau margins on siltstone and shale

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland E. brevifolia, C. dichromophloia, Owenia vernicosa, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Eucalyptus spp over Triodia bitextura, Eriachne spp, Aristida spp

ASRIS

289 Sturt Stlateritic plains and rises


Level to undulating plains on the Sturt PlateauModerately deep to deep red and brown earths

Mid‐high open woodland of E. patellaris, E. argillacea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. terminalis, C. confertiflora over a dense grass cover (Chrysopogon latifolius, Sehima nervosum, Sorghum plumosum)

Sturt Plateau

290 Sturt low scarp Stls lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Low scarps and footslopes retreating within the Sturt Plateau

Lateritic lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleumchlorostachys, C. bleeseri, E. miniata over Chrysopogon fallax, Triodia bitextura, Sorghum plumosum

ASRIS

291 Surprise Tas alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Level to gently undulating plains on mainly unconsolidated, transported materials

Yellow and brown earths and cracking clays

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. latifolia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. grandifolia, C. confertiflora over Themeda triandra, Chrysopogon fallax, Aristida spp


292 Tabletop Ttpelevated plateaux surfaces


Level to gently undulating plateau surface Deep red earthsTall open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus

ASRIS

293 Tagoman Tgmlimestone plains and rises


Gently undulating terrain on Cambrian sandstone, siltstone and limestone

Shallow red earthsMid‐high woodland of E. tectifica, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. grandifolia over tropical tall grass (Panicum delicatum, Eragrostis spp, Eriachne spp)

Tipperary

294 Tanmurra 1 Tnm1 limestone hillsdissected hills on Cambrian limestone and dolomite; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Rolling low hills on dolomite and limestone Shallow red earthsTall shrubland of E. tectifica, C. terminalia over Eriachne spp, Bothriochloa bladhii, Triodia bitextura

ASRIS

295 Tanmurra 2 Tnm2 limestone hillsdissected hills on Cambrian limestone and dolomite; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Undulating rises on dolomite and limestone Shallow red earthsMid‐high woodland of Terminalia arostrata, C. terminalis, E. tectifica, E. pruinosa, Bauhinia cunninghamii over Sorghum spp, Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon contortus

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296 Tanmurra 3 Tnm3lateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on dolomite and limestone

Shallow red earthsMid‐high woodland of Terminalia arostrata, C. terminalis, E. tectifica, E. pruinosa, Bauhinia cunninghamii over Sorghum spp, Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon contortus

ASRIS

297 Tanumbirini Tctlateritic plains and rises


Gently sloping pediplains below, but isolated from lateritic escarpments

Lateritic yellow earths and brown clays

Mid‐high open woodland of E. chlorophylla, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. polycarpa, E. tetrodonta, Terminalia grandifolia over Chrysopogon fallax, Eulalia fulva, Plectrachne pungens

Gulf

298 Tawarrila Altsandstone plains and rises


Undulating rises to low hills with some rocky outcrops on sandstone

Lithosols and siliceous sands

Mid‐high open woodland of E. phoenicea, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia, E. tectificaover Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Chrysopogon fallax; C. polycarpa dominating on lower slopes

Gulf

299 Tiwi Twilateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on deeply weathered Van Dieman sandstone

Deep sandy red earthsTall open forest of E. miniata, E.tetrodonta, C. nesophila and C. confertiflora over Imperata cylindrica, Pseudopogonantherum and Eriachne triseta

Melville Island

300 Tolmer Tlmrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged dissected quartz sandstone plateaux and hills

Shallow sandy lithosolsTall woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, Callitris intratropica, C. dichromophloia, Terminalia ferdinandiana over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus

ASRIS

301 Tomkinson Tmk sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Undulating rises and rolling low hills on sandstone

Shallow stony lithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. setosa, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. latifolia over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus

Arnhem

302 TP TPlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on alluvium and colluvium

Shallow to moderately deep gravelly yellow earths

Woodland of E. tectifica over Chrysopogon fallax and Dicanthium fecundum and low open woodland of E. pruinosa over Dicanthium fecundum and Sehima nervosa


303 Twin Springs Lwtlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains at high levels on superficially ferruginised areas of massive sandstones

Siliceous sands and sandy lithosols

Mid‐high open woodland of E. phoenicea, C. ferruginea, C. dichromophloia, Melaleucanervosa, M. symphyocarpa over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Pseudoraphis spinescens

Gulf

304 Umbakumba Umb coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Gently undulating coastal sand plains with parabolic dunes

Siliceous sands Tall open shrubland to low open woodland of Acacia torulosa Arnhem

305 Vale Tav alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Alluvial clay plains with perennial spring and stream flows

Brown clays and black earths

Mixed grasslands with some Melaleuca viridiflora and Melaleuca nervosa Roper

306 Valley Vlybasalt plains and rises


Broad shallow valleys floored with laterite, cut on weathered volcanics and dolerite within the Arnhem Land Plateau

Gravelly lateritic red and yellow earths

Tall open forest of C. dichromophloia, E. tetrodonta, Callitris intratropica, E, miniata, C. bleeseri over spinifex tall grass (Plectrachne pungens, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)


307 Van Diemen Vndlateritic plains and rises


Broad, gently dissected plateau surface on strongly weathered Tertiary Van Diemen sandstone

Deep sandy and loamy red earths

Tall open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. nesophila over tropical tall grass (Sroghum spp, Chrysopogon spp, Heteropogon spp)

Melville Island

308 Vanderlin Tov coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Almost level plains with wind‐blown sand sheets and dunes and swampy swales on Vanderlin and Maria Island

Siliceous sands and humic gleys

Mid‐high open woodland of Melaleuca nervosa and M. symphyocarpa Gulf

309 Venlaw Vnlbasalt plains and rises


Rolling country on dissected, weathered volcanics on Arnhem Land plateau

Skeletal soils and gravely lateritic red earths

Mid‐high woodland of C. latifolia, E. tetrodonta, E. tectifica, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. setosa over Sorghum spp, Chrysopogon fallax, Sehima nervosum

Alligator Rivers

310 Verity Vtybasalt plains and rises


Undulating and rolling terrain on dissected, weathered, basic volcanics, dolerite and Proterozoic metasediments

Lateritic red and yellow earths

Mid‐high woodland of C. latifolia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. tectifica, E. tetrodonta, C. setosa over Sorghum spp, Eriachne spp, Chrysopogon fallax

Alligator Rivers

311 Verrucose Vrcbasalt plains and rises


Undulating lowlands and low rocky hills with isolated mesas on Edith River Volcanics

Shallow gravelly sandy soilsLow open woodland of C. foelscheana, E. tectifica, E. alba, E. tetrodonta over Sehima nervosum, Heteropgon fallax, Chrysopogon fallax

Alligator Rivers

312 Victoria Vct alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating alluvial floodplains Grey and brown claysMid‐high woodland of Lophostemon grandiflorus, Terminalia platyphylla, Pandanus aquaticus, E. camaldulensis, E. microtheca over Chionachne cyathopoda, Mnesithea rottboellioides, Heteropogon spp

ASRIS

313 Viney Vny basalt hillslow hills and hills on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; mostly rock rock outcrop with surface stone and pockets of clayey soils

Undulating to rolling low hills on volcanics or dolerite

Structured red clays or red and yellow earths

Low open woodland of C. foelscheana, C. latifolia, E. tectifica, E. tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Sehima nervosum, Sorghum spp, Heteropgon spp


314 Volcanics 1 Vlc1 basalt hillslow hills and hills on basalt, agglomerate and tuff, some dolerite; mostly rock rock outcrop with surface stone and pockets of clayey soils

Undulating to moderately rugged terrain on exhumed volcanic material

Lithosols and shallow loamy red earths

Low open woodland of C. foelscheana, E. tectifica over Themeda spp, Sehima spp Port Keats

315 Volcanics 2 Vlc2basalt plains and rises


Mostly undulating terrain developed on Henwood Creek, Dorothy and Antrim volcanic formations, including with a gently sloping plateau surface north east of Edith Falls

Lithosols with cracking clays on lower slopes and drainage floors

Mid‐high open woodland of E. tectifica, C. dichromophloia, E. tetrodonta over Plectrachne spp, Aristida browniana

Katherine Gorge

316 Walker Wlk sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Undulating rises and steep low hills on sandstone

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. ferruginea and Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. bleeseri over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp, Heteropogon triticeus

Arnhem



317 Wallingin Wlnlimestone plains and rises


Gently undulating sandy terrain on deeply weathered sub‐horizontally bedded Cretaceous sandstone and siltstone

Sandy yellow and brown earths

Low woodland of E. tectifica, C. grandifolia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. foelscheana, C. confertiflora over patchy tropical and spinifex tall grass (Aristida spp, Sorghum plumosum, Themeda australis)

Tipperary

318 Wangarlu Wgulateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on Quaternary sediments overlying kaolinised Cretaceous sediments

Red and yellow earths, yellow podsolics

Tall woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. nesophila, C. bleeseri, Callitris intratropica over tropical tall grass (Chrysopogon fallax, Heteropogon triticeus, Sorghum spp)

Cobourg or Arnhem

319 Wangi Wgi alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Gently undulating plains and drainage floors on the western edge of Tabletop Range

Orthic Tenosols and Tenosolic Redoxic Hydrosols

Mid‐high opem woodland of C. foelscheana, C. clavigera, E. tectifica, C. grandiflora on plains, Melaleuca nervosa, Lophostemon lactifluus, Grevillea pteridifolia, Pandanus spiralis in drainage areas.

ASRIS

320 Wangiti Wgt coastal dunescoastal parabolic dunefields, sandplains, beach ridges and beaches; sandy soils

Coastal dunes and beach ridge plains on Tiwi Islands

Calcareous sandsTall closed forest of Canarium australianum, Pouteria sericea, Premna acuminata, Syzygium angophoroides, Abrus precatorius over Gymnanthera nitida, Jasminum molle, Melhania oblongifolia

ASRIS

321 Warloch Wrl alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Alluvial floodplains on the Sturt PlateauShallow rendzinas and fine textured alluvial soils

Low open woodland of E. microtheca, Excoecaria parvifolia, C. terminalis, E. patellaris over Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon contortus

Sturt Plateau

322 Warramana Alwsandstone plains and rises


Almost level plains on the Warramana Sandstone, often overlain by thin alluvial sand sheets

Siliceous sandsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, Callitris intratropica, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over Plectrachne pungens, Eriachne obtusa, Aristida hygrometrica

Gulf

323 Wavehill Wvhbasalt plains and rises


Gently undulating plains on basaltShallow red clays and grey clays

low woodland of C. terminalis, E. leucophloia, C. confertiflora and grassland of Astrebla pectinata, Dichanthium fecundum, Panicum spp

ASRIS

324 Waterbag Wbg sandstone hillslow hills, hills and stony plateaux on sandstone, siltstone, quartzite and conglomerate (deeply weathered in places); outcropwith shallow stony soils

Undulating rises on the north‐western margin of the Daly Basin

Shallow skeletal soils mid‐high open woodland of C. dichromophloia over Spinifex and annual Sorghum Roper

325 Waterhouse Lcw alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Evaporite mounds, spring hollows, springs and plains on soft calcareous deposits

Calcareous lithosols and humic gleys

Mid‐high woodland of Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca citrolens, Timonius timon over a grass cover of Leptothecus spathaceus

ASRIS

326 Weaber Wbrrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rugged sandstone hills Shallow skeletal soilsMid‐high woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. dichromophloia, E. miniata, C. aspera, C. ferruginea over Sorghum stipoideum, Triodia bitextura, Triodia stenostachya

ASRIS

327 Wearyan Tcwlateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating plains and pediplains on transported material or argillaceous sediments

Yellow podsolics and solodic soils

Mid‐high woodland of Melaleuca citrolens, E. pruinosa, Melaleuca viridiflora, M. nervosa, C. polycarpa over Chrysopogon fallax, Eulalia fulva, Eriachne obtusa

Gulf

328 Welltree Wltlateritic plains and rises


Broad undulating plains on weathered sandstoneand siltstone



ASRIS

329 Wessel Wslsandstone plains and rises


Rocky undulating rises, predominantly on the Wessell Islands

Shallow siliceous sandsLow sparse shrubland of C. kombolgiensis, C. polycarpa, C. papuana, Melaleuca viridiflora, Grevillea pteridifolia over Triodia microstachya, Chrysopogon fallax, Schizachyrium fragile

Arnhem

330 Western Wst alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Active flood plains Olive brown and grey claysLow open woodland of E. microtheca, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii, Excoecaria parvifolia, C. terminalis, C. grandifolia over Sorghum plumosum, Aristida latifolia, Dichanthium fecundum

Sturt Plateau

331 Weston Asw lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Dissected plateaux and low hills on weathered Cretaceous sediments with intervening valleys and sandy lower slopes on Kombolgie or Bukalara Sandstones

Lithosols and brown earthsMid‐high open woodland of E. tetrodonta, C. dichromophloia, C. kombolgiensis, C. bleeseri, E. miniata over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum

Roper

332 Wigram Wgmrugged quartz sandstone plateaux and hills


Rocky plateaux and low hills Shallow skeletal soilsMid‐high open woodland of E. miniata, E. jensenii, C. ferruginea, E. miniata over Chrysopogon fallax, Chrysopogon latifolius, Heteropogon triticeus

Arnhem

333 Wilfred Rlwsandstone plains and rises


Intensely dissected, low‐relief slopes and plains on the Camooweal Dolomite, eroded below the clay plains of the Barkly Tableland

LithosolsMid‐high open woodland of E. leucophloia over Plectrachne pungens, Chrysopogon fallax, Triodia sp

Gulf

334 Willeroo 1 Wlr1basalt plains and rises


Gently undulating rises predominantly on basalt, some dolomite

Shallow red clayey soilsMid high open woodland of C. terminalis, Terminalia arostrata, Bauhinia cunninghamii, Hakea arborescens, E. pruinosa over Brachyachne convergens, Chrysopogon fallax and Sporobolus australasicus

ASRIS

335 Willeroo 2 Wlr2basalt plains and rises


Undulating rises predominantly on basalt, some sandstone

Shallow red clayey soils, some skeletal soils

Mid high open woodland of C. terminalis, Terminalia arostrata, Bauhinia cunninghamii, Hakea arborescens, E. pruinosa over Brachyachne convergens, Chrysopogon fallax and Sporobolus australasicus

ASRIS

336 Wingate 1 Wng1elevated plateaux surfaces


Elevated gently undulating lateritic plain Gravelly red earthsMid‐high open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea, C. jacobsiana over tropical tall grass (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

port Keats





Gently undulating plateau surface on laterised Mullaman Beds overlying sandstone of the Kombolgie Formation


Tall woodland of E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. dichromophloia, C. bleeseri over Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp, Themeda triandra

Katherine Gorge



Low domed rises within the elevated gently undulating lateritic plain

Shallow gravelly red earthsMid‐high open forest of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea, C. jacobsiana over tropical tall grass (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum spp)

ASRIS

339 Wingate eroded Wngeelevated plateaux surfaces


Elevated gently undulating lateritic plain well dissected by shallow indistinct drainage floors


Mid‐high woodland of E. miniata, E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea, C. jacobsiana over Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogno fallax, Sorghum spp

Port Keats

340 Woggaman 1 Wgm1lateritic plains and rises


Undulating terrain on deeply weathered Cretaceous sandstone and siltstone

Sandy brown earthsLow open forest of C. ferruginea, C. setosa, E. tetrodonta, C. confertiflora, Erythrophleum chlorostachys over sparse spinifex tall grass (Sorghum spp, Sorghum plumosum,. Plectrachne pungens)

Tipperary

341 Woggaman 2 Wgm2elevated plateaux surfaces


Undulating terrain belowWingate, Mullaman dissected and Yujullowan land systems

Moderately deep brown siliceous

Mid‐high open woodland of C. bleeseri, E. miniata, C. latifolia over Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon spp, Schizachyrium fragile

Katherine Gorge

342 Wondoan Wndsandstone plains and rises


Gently undulating rises on sandstone and siltstone, minor dolostone

Shallow skeletal soilsMid‐high open woodland of E. pruinosa, Bauhinia cunninghamii, C. terminalis, Hakea arborescens over Eragrostis desertorum, Gomphrena canescens, Aristida

ASRIS

343 Wongalla Wgr alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Tributary river plainsMainly heavy clay soils, some red and yellow earths

Tall closed grassland of Sorghum plumosum, Dichanthium fecundum, Sehima nervosum with a very open woodland (E. microtheca, Bauhinia cunninghamii, Acacia bidwillii)

Tipperary

344 Wonmurri Wnm coastal floodplainsseasonally flooded coastal floodplains; inundated 3‐6 months; poorly drained clay soils

Level coastal floodplains Grey claysLow open forest of Melaleuca citrolens, M. nervosa, M. viridiflora, C. polycarpa, Acacia auriculiformis over Vetiveria elongata, Sorghum spp, Eriachne spp

Arnhem

345 Woodcutter Wdcsandstone plains and rises


Very gently upland surface; probably developed on Tertiary sediments overlying carbonate‐rich Lower Proterozoic rocks

Deep red massive earths and yellow massive earths

Mid‐ high woodland of Erythrophleum chlorostachys, E. miniata, C. confertiflora, C. papuana, Petalostigma spp over perennial grasses (Heteropogon triticeus, Chrysopogon latifolius, Imperata cylindricus)

Darwin

346 Woomeroo Wmrlateritic plains and rises


Undulating plains over weathered undifferentiated sedimentary rocks, some granite

Yellow earthswoodland of C. polycarpa, E. miniata, C. ferruginea with C. papuana, Vitex glabrata over Digitaria sp, Panicum mindanaense, Schizachyrium sp.

ASRIS

347 Wriggley Wrglimestone plains and rises


Plains on relatively unweathered limestone, sandstone and siltstone

Loamy red and yellow earths

Low woodland of C. foelscheana, E. tectifica, C. confertiflora, E. tetrodonta, C. grandifolia over dense tropical tall grass (Themeda australis, Sorghum plumosum, Sehima nervosum, Heteropogon triticeus)

Tipperary

348 Wulkulyi Tpw alluvial floodplainsalluvial floodplains, swamps, drainage depressions and alluvial fans; sandy, silty and clay soils on Quaternary alluvium

Seasonal and perennial swamps and poorly drained, low lying areas

Chromosolic Redoxic Hydrosols

Mid‐high woodland of Melaleuca nervosa, M. symphyocarpa, Excoecaria parvifolia, M. viridiflora, C. polycarpa over Pseudoraphis spinescens, Chrysopogon fallax, Sorghum plumosum

Gulf

349 Yarrawirrie Yrwlateritic plains and rises


Level to gently undulating plainsRed earths and red siliceous sands

Low open woodland of dwarfed E. tetrodonta over Chrysopogon fallax, Setaria apiculata, Schizachyrium fragile

Arnhem

350 Yujullowan Yjl lateritic plateauxplateaux, scarps and some rises on deeply weathered sediments; shallow soils with rock outcrop

Low broken plateaux with extensive stony surfaces on deeply weathered Cretaceous sandstone and siltstone

Shallow skeletal soilsTall open forest of C, bleeseri, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. dichromophloia, E. umbrawarrensis over spinifex tall grass (Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum spp, Heteropgon triticeus)

Tipperary

351 Yungman Ynglateritic plains and rises


Gently undulating sandy terrain and low hills on deeply weathered Cretaceous sandstone and siltstone

Skeletal soils and sandy brown earths

Mid‐high open forest of E. tetrodonta, C. bleeseri, E. miniata, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C.ferruginea over spinifex tall grass (Plectrachne pungens, Sorghum spp, Heteropgon triticeus)

Tipperary

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