Explore Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Marrakai, NT map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Northern Territory or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Marrakai and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Marrakai.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Marrakai |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Un-Incorporated (Marrakai-Douglas Daly) Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -12.67314 |
| Longitude | 131.4928 |
| Population | 568 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 2207.2 km² |
| Elevation | 27 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 74 km east-southeast |
Marrakai is a locality in the Un-Incorporated (Marrakai-Douglas Daly) Area local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 568. The locality covers an area of 2207.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 27 m above sea level. It lies approximately 74 km east-southeast of Darwin. Marrakai is located at 12.6731°S, 131.4928°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Marrakai rests where the land yields to the slow, patient breath of the tropics, a place where iron-rich earth, the colour of dried blood, meets the vast, indifferent sky. It lies 74.2 km east-south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 108°T), and is situated 41.1 km east-south-east of Humpty Doo. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a low-lying expanse where the air, thick with the scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms, hums with the ceaseless industry of insects. To the east, the landscape opens towards a sprawling wetland, a labyrinth of channels and shallow lagoons where the muted greens of sedges and pandanus palms create a hazy, dreamlike horizon, particularly as the late afternoon sun begins its descent, casting long, languid shadows that seem to stretch and pool across the land. The character of Marrakai is one of quiet resilience, a place that has learned to live in concert with the seasons, its days marked by the gradual shift in the quality of light and the subtle changes in the chorus of the bush.
The history of Marrakai is intrinsically linked to the enduring presence of the land and the waterways that define it, a region that has long been a source of sustenance and a pathway for movement. While the broader Marrakai-Douglas Daly area has seen cycles of pastoralism and attempts at agricultural development, this particular locality has retained a strong connection to its natural environment, with the surrounding wetlands offering a rich bounty that has supported life for millennia. The local economy, though small, is shaped by this proximity to nature; there is a quiet pride in the land's capacity to provide, whether through small-scale farming that works with the seasonal rains or the occasional visitor drawn by the allure of the wilder country. The distinctive character of Marrakai lies in this unassuming embrace of its surroundings, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the ebb and flow of the tropical climate rather than the hurried demands of the outside world, and where the air itself seems to carry the weight of ancient stories.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Marrakai, Northern Territory. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Marrakai, in the Un-Incorporated (Marrakai-Douglas Daly) Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Marrakai includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Un-Incorporated (Marrakai-Douglas Daly) Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Marrakai is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |