Canberra, Sep 8 : Authorities have declared the entirety of Australia's Northern Territory (NT) a fire danger area until the end of February 2024.

Following a meeting on Friday, Bushfires NT and the NT Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement that the entire territory -- an area covering more than 1.4 million square km -- will be considered a fire danger area from Saturday to February 29, 2024, reports Xinhua news agency.