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Encyclopedia > Tennant Creek

Tennant Creek is a town located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located on the Stuart Highway, and is approximately 1000 kilometres south of the territory capital, Darwin, and 500 kilometres north of Alice Springs. The town is named after a nearby watercourse of the same name. The population of the town is approximately 3000 (2003 ABS estimate).


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CBoM - Climate of Tennant Creek (528 words)
Tennant Creek's wet season is limited, with the best averages in December, January and February.
The hours of sunshine received in Tennant Creek are largely determined by the cloud cover and as such the days when the most sunshine occur are from July to October (that is when there is least cloud cover).
Evaporation rates in Tennant Creek are least during the months of May, June, July and August when the daily evaporation rates do not exceed more than 10mm per day.
Tennant creek telegraph station historical reserve - Find a park - Parks - NRETA - NT Government - Australia (516 words)
Built in 1872, the Tennant Creek Telegraph Station provided a welcome refuge from the harsh and unforgiving surrounds to early settlers in the area.
The discovery of gold by a linesman in 1925 quickly led to the establishment of the present Tennant Creek township.
The Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve is 10km north of Tennant Creek on the Stuart Highway.
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