Meanings
- A geographical region encompassing the northernmost portion of the Northern Territory of Australia.
Savanna ecologist believe that a combination of exceptionally infertile soils and highly seasonal rainfall means that the Top End is incapable of supporting the vast populations of mammals so characteristic of some African savannas.
1993, AN Andersen, P Jacklyn, Termites of the Top End
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Top End. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Top%20End
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