Cobourg Peninsula

The Cobourg Peninsula is located 350 kilometres east of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia.

All of Cobourg Peninsula is part of Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, which also encompasses a few nearshore islands. Mostly a tourist attraction, it is known for its pristine wilderness. It is home to a large variety of sea life and the world's largest herd of pure-strain banteng. It is also renowned for its Aboriginal culture. While it is only sparsely inhabited today, it was once the site of an attempt at founding a major trading port on its northern shores, Port Essington, of which the ruins are still accessible today.