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Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km east of Darwin. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
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Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of 19,804 square kilometres, extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Israel, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland. The Alligator Rivers is the name of a region in Arnhem Land containing three rivers the East, West and South Alligator River. ...
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History
Prologue The name Kakadu comes from the mispronunciation of ‘Gagudju’ which is the name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the Park. Kakadu is ecologically and biologically diverse. The main natural features protected within the Park include:
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- four major river systems:
- six major landforms
- estuaries and tidal flats,
- floodplains,
- lowlands,
- the stone country,
- the outliers and
- the southern hills and basins;
- a remarkable variety and concentration of wildlife;
- over 280 bird species
- over 60 mammal species
- over 50 freshwater species
- over 10 000 insects species
- over 1600 plant species.
Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for at least 40 000 years. Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites. There are more than 5000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for at least 20 000 and possibly up to 40 000 years The Alligator Rivers is the name of a region in Arnhem Land containing three rivers the East, West and South Alligator River. ...
The Alligator Rivers is the name of a region in Arnhem Land containing three rivers the East, West and South Alligator River. ...
The Alligator Rivers is the name of a region in Arnhem Land containing three rivers the East, West and South Alligator River. ...
Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
The cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognised internationally when the Park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is an international register of properties that are recognised as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. Kakadu was listed in three stages: Stage 1 in 1981, Stage 2 in 1987, and the entire Park in 1992. Image File history File links Kakadu_2411. ...
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Approximately half of the land in Kakadu is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and most of the remaining land is currently under claim by Aboriginal people. The areas of the Park that are owned by Aboriginal people are leased by the traditional owners to the Director of National Parks to be managed as a national park. The remaining area is Commonwealth land vested under the Director of National Parks. All of Kakadu is declared a national park under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
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The Aboriginal traditional owners of the Park are descendants of various clan groups from the Kakadu area and have longstanding affiliations with this country. Their lifestyle has changed in recent years, but their traditional customs and beliefs remain very important. About 500 Aboriginal people live in the Park; many of them are traditional owners. All of Kakadu is jointly managed by Aboriginal traditional owners and the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Water Resources through a division known as Parks Australia. Park Management is directed by the Kakadu Board of Management. Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
Establishment Kakadu was established at a time when the Australian community was becoming more interested in the declaration of national parks for conservation and in recognising the land interests of Aboriginal people. A national park in the Alligator River region was proposed as early as 1965, but took until 1978 for the Australian Government to make arrangements to acquire the titles over various tracts of land that now constitute Kakadu National Park. Image File history File links Kakadu_1752. ...
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The name Alligator River may refer to any of several watercourses: In Australia Alligator Rivers are three rivers in and near Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory East Alligator River West Alligator River and South Alligator River In the United States of America Alligator River (North Carolina) Alligator River...
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Kakadu National Park was declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 (NPWC Act) in three stages between 1979 and 1991. The NPWC Act was replaced by the EPBC Act in 2000. The declaration of the Park continues under the EPBC Act. Each stage of the Park includes Aboriginal land under the Land Rights Act that is leased to the Director of National Parks or land that is subject to a claim to traditional ownership under the Land Rights Act. Most of the land that was to become part of Stage One of Kakadu was granted to the Kakadu Aboriginal land Trust under the Land Rights Act in August 1978 and, in November 1978, the Land Trust and the Director signed a lease for the land to be managed as a national park. Stage One of the Park was declared on 5 April 1979.
Stage Two was declared on 28 February 1984. In March 1978, a cliam was lodged uner the Land Rights Act for the land included in Stage Two of Kakadu. The land claim was partly successful and, in 1986, three areas in the eastern part of Stage Two were granted to the Jabiluka Aboriginal Land Trust. A lease between the Land Trust and the Director of National parks was signed in March 1991. Image File history File links Pix_9_Nourlangie_Rock. ...
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In 1987, a land claim was lodged for the land in the former Goodparla and Gimbat pastoral leases that were to be included in Stage Three of Kakadu. The other area to be included in Stage Three – the area known as the Gimbat Resumption and the Waterfall Creek Reserve were later added to this land claim. The progressive declaration was dueto the debate over whether mining should be allows at Guratba (Coronation Hill) which is located in the middle of the area referred to as Sickness Country. The traditional owners’ wishes were ultimately respected and the Australian Government decided that there would be no mining at Guratba.
In 1996, the land in Stage Three, apart from the former Goodparla pastoral leases, was granted to the Gunlom Aboriginal Land Trust and leased to the Director of National Parks to continue being managed as part of Kakadu.
The Arrival of Non Aboriginal People
Explorers The Chinese, Malays and Portuguese all claim to have been the first non-Aboriginal explorers of Australia’s north coast. The first surviving written account comes from the Dutch. In 1623 Jan Carstenz made his way west across the Gulf of Carpentaria to what is believed to be Groote Eylandt. Abel Tasman is the next documented explorer to visit this part of the coast in 1644. He was the first person to record European contact with Aboriginal people. Almost a century later, Matthew Flinders surveyed the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1802 and 1803. Motto Anthem Negaraku Capital Kuala Lumpur3 Largest city Kuala Lumpur Official languages Malay2 Government Federal constitutional monarchy - Yang di-Pertuan Agong Mizan Zainal Abidin - Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Independence - from the United Kingdom (Malaya only) August 31, 1957 - Federation (with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore4) September 16, 1963 Area - Total...
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Portrait of Tasman (detail from the family portrait) The only evidence to support this claim is a library catalogue entry Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer and then merchant, born in Lutjegast, a village in the province of Groningen, best known for his voyages...
Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and cartographers of his age. ...
Nourlangie Rock Aboriginal Rock art Kakadu NP Phillip Parker King, an English navigator entered the Gulf of Carpentaria between 1818 and 1822. During this time he named the three Alligator Rivers after the large numbers of crocodiles, which he mistook for alligators. Image File history File links Kakadu_2419. ...
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Admiral Philip Parker King, F.R.S. (13 December 1793-1856) was an early explorer of the Australian coast. ...
Binomial name Crocodylus porosus (Schneider, 1801) Range of the Saltwater Crocodile in black The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living reptiles. ...
Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator sinensis An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. ...
Ludwig Leichhardt was the first land-based European explorer to visit the Kakadu region, in 1845 on his route from Moreton Bay in Queensland to Port Essington in the Northern Territory. He followed Jim Jim Creek down from the Arnhem Land escarpment, then went down the South Alligator before crossing to the East Alligator and proceeding north. Portrait of Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (October 23, 1813 - 1848?) was a Prussian explorer and naturalist. ...
Moreton Bay from space, from a NASA photograph Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. ...
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Arnhem Land is an area of 97,000 km² in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
In 1862 John McDouall Stuart travelled along the south-western boundary of Kakadu but did not see any people. John McDouall Stuart (7 September 1815 – 5 June 1866) was the most accomplished and most famous of all Australias inland explorers and led the first expedition to traverse the continent from south to north successfully. ...
 Ubirr Art Rock Painting Ubirr The first non-Aboriginal people to visit and have sustained contact with Aboriginal people in northern Australia were the Macassans from Sulawesi and other parts of the Indonesian archipelago. They travelled to northern Australia every wet season, probably from the last quarter of the seventeenth century, in sailing boats called praus. Their main aim was to harvest trepang (sea cucumber), turtle shell, pearls and other prized items to trade in their homeland. Aboriginal people were involved in harvesting and processing the trepang, and in collecting and exchanging the other goods. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1085x1198, 224 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Indigenous Australians Kakadu National Park Ubirr ...
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Location of Sulawesi Island (light green) among the various islands of Indonesia. ...
Orders Subclass Apodacea Apodida Molpadiida Subclass Aspidochirotacea Aspidochirotida Elasipodida Subclass Dendrochirotacea Dactylochirotida Dendrochirotida The sea cucumber is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin, which is found on the sea floor worldwide. ...
The PEALS (Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences) Research Centre was established in 1999 as a partnership between the University of Durham, Newcastle University and the Centre for Life. ...
Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
There is no evidence that the Macassans spent time on the coast of Kakadu but there is evidence of some contact between Macassan culture and Aboriginal people of the Kakadu area. Among the artefacts from archaeological digs in the Park are glass and metal fragments that probably came from the Macassans, either directly or through trade with the Coburg Peninsula people. A Macassan wooden sailing vessel or prau. ...
The British attempted a number of settlements on the northern Australian coast in the early part of the nineteenth century: Fort Dundas on Melville Island in 1824; Fort Wellington at Raffles Bay in 1829; and Victoria Settlement (Port Essington) on the Coburg Peninsula in 1838. They were anxious to secure the north of Australia before the French or Dutch, who had colonised islands further north. The British settlements were all subsequently abandoned for a variety of reasons, such as lack of water and fresh food, sickness and isolation. It is difficult to assess the impact of these settlements on the local Aboriginal people and the type of relationship that developed between them and the British. Certainly, some Aboriginal labour was used at the settlements. Exposure to new sickness was an ever-present danger. As in other parts of Australia, disease and the disruption it caused to society devastated the local Aboriginal population. Tiwi Islands Melville Island lies off the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
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Buffalo Hunters Water Buffalo had a big influence on the Kakadu region as well. By the 1880s the number of buffaloes released from early settlements had increased to such an extent that commercial harvesting of hides and horns was economically viable. Image File history File links 1913 Type1 Buffalo Nickel. ...
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The industry began on the Adelaide River, close to Darwin, and moved east to the Mary River and Alligator Rivers regions. The Mary River is a river system in South East Queensland, Australia. ...
Most of the buffalo hunting and skin curing was done in the dry season, between June and September, when buffaloes congregated around the remaining billabongs.
During the wet season hunting ceased because the ground was too muddy to pursue buffalo and the harvested hides would rot. The buffalo-hunting industry became an important employer of Aboriginal people during the dry-season months.
Missionaries Missionaries also had a big influence on the Aboriginal people of the Alligator Rivers region, many of whom lived and were schooled at missions in their youth. Two missions were set up in the region in the early part of the century. Kapalga Native Industrial Mission was established near the South Alligator River in 1899, but lasted only four years. The Oenpelli Mission began in 1925, when the Church of England Missionary Society accepted an offer from the Northern Territory Administration to take over the area, which had been operated as a dairy farm. The Oenpelli Mission operated for 50 years. A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ...
Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
The name Alligator River may refer to any of several watercourses: In Australia Alligator Rivers are three rivers in and near Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory East Alligator River West Alligator River and South Alligator River In the United States of America Alligator River (North Carolina) Alligator River...
Oenpelli (now often referred to by the inhabitants as Kunbarllanjnja or Gunbalanya) is an Aboriginal community town in west Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
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The extent to which missions have influenced Aboriginal society is the subject of debate. Some writers and anthropologists argue that missionaries, in seeking to ‘civilise and institutionalise’ Aboriginal people, forced them to abandon their lifestyle, language, religion and ceremonies—indeed, the whole fabric of their lives. Others argue that, although criticism can be levelled at the methods used to achieve their goal, the missionaries did care about the welfare of Aboriginal people at a time when wider Australian society did not. Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ...
Pastoralists
 Salt water crocodile in Kakadu The pastoral industry made a cautious start in the Top End. Pastoral leases in the Kakadu area were progressively abandoned from 1889, because Victoria River and the Barkly Tablelands proved to be better pastoral regions. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 1296 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Location of Barkly in Northern Territory (red) The Barkly Tableland area is a location in the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
In southern Kakadu much of Goodparla and Gimbat was claimed in the mid-1870s by three pastoralists, Roderick, Travers and Sergison. The leases were subsequently passed on to a series of owners, all of whom were unable for one reason or another to make a go of it. In 1987 both stations were acquired by the Commonwealth and incorporated in Kakadu National Park.
A sawmill at Nourlangie Camp was begun by Chinese operators, probably before World War One, to mill stands of cypress pine in the area. After World War Two a number of small-scale ventures, including dingo shooting and trapping, brumby shooting, crocodile shooting, tourism and forestry, began. Nourlangie is located in an outlying formation of the Arnhem Land Escarpment within the Kakadu National Park. ...
Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
Nourlangie Camp was again the site of a sawmill in the 1950s, until the local stands of cypress pine were exhausted. In 1958 it was converted into a safari camp for tourists. Soon after, a similar camp was started at Patonga and at Muirella Park. Clients were flown in for recreational buffalo and crocodile hunting and fishing.
Crocodile hunters often made use of the bush skills of Aboriginal people. By imitating a wallaby’s tail hitting the ground, Aboriginal hunters could attract crocodiles, making it easier to shoot the animals. Using paperbark rafts, they would track the movement of a wounded crocodile and retrieve the carcass for skinning. The skins were then sold to make leather goods. Aboriginal people became less involved in commercial hunting of crocodiles once the technique of spotlight shooting at night developed. Freshwater Crocodiles have been protected by law since 1964 and Saltwater Crocodiles since 1971. Binomial name Crocodylus johnstoni (Krefft, 1873) Range of the Freshwater Crocodile in black The Freshwater Crocodile also known as Johnstons Crocodile or Freshies are found in the northern regions of Australia. ...
Binomial name Crocodylus porosus (Schneider, 1801) Range of the Saltwater Crocodile in black The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living reptiles. ...
Mining The first mineral discoveries in the Top End were associated with the construction of the Overland Telegraph line between 1870 and 1872, in the Pine Creek – Adelaide River area. A series of short mining booms followed. Image File history File links Ranger_Uranium_Mine_in_Kakadu_National_Park. ...
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The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was completed in 1872 linking Australia with the rest of the world. ...
Adelaide River is the name of more than one place in Australia: Adelaide River, the river Adelaide River, the township This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The construction of the North Australia Railway line gave more permanency to the mining camps, and places such as Burrundie and Pine Creek became permanent settlements. The mining camps and new settlements drew many Aboriginal people away from Kakadu. No Aboriginal people are known to have worked in the mines but their exposure to alcohol and other drugs had a huge impact. Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ...
Small-scale gold mining began at Imarlkba, near Barramundi Creek, and Mundogie Hill in the 1920s and at Moline (previously called Eureka and Northern Hercules mine), south of the Park, in the 1930s. The mines employed a few local Aboriginal people. GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...
Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
In 1953 uranium was discovered along the headwaters of the South Alligator River valley. Thirteen small but rich uranium mines operated in the following decade, at their peak in 1957 employing over 150 workers. No Aboriginal people were employed at any of these mines. General Name, Symbol, Number uranium, U, 92 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance silvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air Standard atomic weight 238. ...
The name Alligator River may refer to any of several watercourses: In Australia Alligator Rivers are three rivers in and near Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory East Alligator River West Alligator River and South Alligator River In the United States of America Alligator River (North Carolina) Alligator River...
Early in the 1970s large uranium deposits were discovered at Ranger, Jabiluka and Koongarra. Following receipt of a formal proposal to develop the Ranger site, the Commonwealth Government initiated an inquiry into land use in the Alligator Rivers region. The Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry (known as the Fox inquiry) recommended, among other things, that mining begin at the Ranger site, that consideration be given to the future development of the Jabiluka and Koongarra sites, and that a service town be built (Fox et al. 1976, 1977). The Ranger mine and the service town (Jabiru) have had many and considerable impacts on Aboriginal people. Aboriginal people express varying opinions about mining. General Name, Symbol, Number uranium, U, 92 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance silvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air Standard atomic weight 238. ...
Jabiluka is a proposed uranium mine in Australia that was to have been built on land belonging to the Mirrar Aboriginal people which was surrounded by the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park. ...
Jabiluka is a proposed uranium mine in Australia that was to have been built on land belonging to the Mirrar Aboriginal people which was surrounded by the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park. ...
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Kakadu is located in the tropics, between 12° and 14° south of the Equator. The climate is monsoonal, characterised by two main seasons: the dry season and the rain season. The ‘build up’ describes the transition between the dry and the rain.During the dry season (from April/May to September), dry southerly and easterly trade winds predominate. Humidity is relatively low and rain is unusual. At Jabiru, the average maximum temperature for June-July is 32°C.During the 'build up' (October to December) conditions can be extremely uncomfortable with high temperatures and high humidity. However 'build up' storms are impressive and lightning strikes are frequent. In fact the Top End of Australia records more lighting strikes per year than any other place on earth. At Jabiru the average maximum temperature for October is 37.5°C. World map showing the equator in red In tourist areas, the equator is often marked on the sides of roads The equator marked as it crosses Ilhéu das Rolas, in São Tomé and PrÃncipe. ...
Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a (wind) pattern that reverses direction on a seasonal basis. ...
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Binomial name Jabiru mycteria ( Lichtenstein, 1819) This article is about the Jabiru bird. ...
 Yellow Water Billabong in July Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu Picture taken by me in July 2001 on a visit to Kakadu Tiles 09:54 2 Jun 2003 (UTC) White borders cropped off by me, Mark 15:34, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version...
Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu Picture taken by me in July 2001 on a visit to Kakadu Tiles 09:54 2 Jun 2003 (UTC) White borders cropped off by me, Mark 15:34, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version...
The rain season (January to March/April) is characterised by warm temperatures and, as one would expect, rain. Most of the rain is associated with monsoonal troughs formed over Southeast Asia, although occasionally tropical cyclones produce intense heavy rain over localised areas. At Jabiru the average maximum temperature for January is 33°C.Annual rainfall in Kakadu National Park ranges from 1,565 mm in Jabiru to 1,300 mm in the Mary River region. A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ...
Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a (wind) pattern that reverses direction on a seasonal basis. ...
Radar image of a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere. ...
Binomial name Jabiru mycteria ( Lichtenstein, 1819) This article is about the Jabiru bird. ...
Most non Aboriginal people really only refer to the rain and dry seasons, but Aboriginal people Bininj/Mungguy identify as many as six seasons in the Kakadu region:
- Gunumeleng - mid-October to late December, pre-monsoon storm season with hot weather and building thunderstorms building in the afternoons
- Gudjewg - from January to March, monsoon season with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and flooding; the heat and humidity generate an explosion of plant and animal life
- Banggerreng - April, the "knock 'em down storm" season where floodwater recedes but violent, windy storms knock down grasses
- Yegge - from May to mid-June, relatively cool with low humidity, the Aboriginal people historically started burning the woodlands in patches to 'clean the country' and encourage new growth for grazing animals
- Wurrgeng - from mid-June to mid-August, the cold weather season with low humidity; most creeks stop flowing and the floodplains quickly dry out
- Gurrung - from mid-August to mid-October, hot dry weather with ever shrinking billabongs Periods of torrential rain and long dry spells mean that Kakadu can change its appearance according to the season, so is a place deserving of more than one visit.
Flora
 Waterlilies Lotus Flower - Kakadu National Park Kakadu's flora is among the richest in northern Australia with more than 1600 plant species recorded which is a result of the Park's geological, landform and habitat diversity. Kakadu is also considered to be one of the most weed free national parks in the world. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (456x700, 146 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park Plants Kakadu National Park ...
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The distinctly different geographical areas of Kakadu have their own specialised flora. The environment referred to as ‘the Stone Country’ features ‘resurrection grasses’ that are able to cope with extreme heat and long dry spells followed by periods of torrential rain. Monsoon forests often develop in the cool moist gorges dissecting the stone country. The southern hills and basins support several endemic plants that are only found in Kakadu such as the Eucalyptus koolpinensis found near Jarrangbarnmi (Koolpin Gorge). Lowland areas form a large proportion of Kakadu National Park and are mainly covered in eucalypt dominated open woodland with the ground layer consisting of a large range of grasses including spear grass, sedges and wildflowers. In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ...
Binomial name Heteropogon contortus Heteropogon contortus is a tropical, perennial tussock grass with a native distribution encompassing Southern Africa, southern Asia, Northern Australia and Oceania. ...
The floodplains, which are inundated for several months each year feature sedges such as spike rush as well patches of freshwater mangroves (itchy tree), pandanus and paper bark trees (Melaleuca). Varieties of waterlily, such as the blue, yellow and white snowflake, are commonly found in these areas. Estuaries and tidal flats are populated with varieties of mangroves (39 of the 47 Northern Territory species of mangrove occur in Kakadu) that are important for stabilising the coastline. Mangroves serve as feeding and breeding grounds for many fish species including the barramundi. This picture shows the flood plain following a 1 in 10 year flood on the Isle of Wight. ...
Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ...
Species See text Pandanus is a large genus of between 600-700 species of tree- or shrub-like flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae. ...
Species 236; see List of Melaleuca species Melaleuca is a genus of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. ...
Genera Barclaya Wall. ...
Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ...
Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ...
Binomial name Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ...
On the tidal flats behind the mangroves, hardy succulents (samphire), grasses and sedges grow. Isolated pockets of monsoon forest grow along the coast and river banks. These forests contain several impressive trees, among them the banyan fig, which can be recognised by its large, spreading aerial roots, and the kapok tree, which has a spiny trunk, large, waxy red flowers and pods full of cotton-like material. Plants commonly found in Kakadu National Park Samphire is a name given to many plants that grow in coastal areas. ...
Species Many; see text for examples Banyan (genus Ficus, subgenus Urostigma) is a subgenus of many species of tropical figs with an unusual growth habit. ...
Binomial name Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. ...
Waterlilies - Lotus Flower - Kakadu National Park Note: the name in brackets is the Gun-djeihmi name, a commonly spoken Aboriginal language in the area. ...
Fauna
 Black-necked Stork Kakadu National Park The diverse environments of Kakadu National Park support an astonishing array of animals, a number of which have adapted to particular habitats. Some animals in the Park are rare, endangered, vulnerable or endemic. Responding to the extreme weather conditions experienced in the Park, many animals are active only at particular times of the day or night or at particular times of the year. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (604x807, 148 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park ...
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Binomial name Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Latham, 1790 The Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. ...
An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. ...
Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean belonging or native to, characteristic of, or prevalent in a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; Native to an area or scope. ...
About 60 mammal species—marsupials and placental mammals—have been recorded in the Park. Most of them inhabit the open forest and woodlands and are nocturnal, making it difficult to see them. Others, such as wallabies and kangaroos (macropods), are active in the cooler parts of the day and are easier to see.Kakadu’s many habitats support more than 280 species of birds, or about one-third of Australia’s bird species. Some birds range over a number of habitats, but many are found in only one environment. Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and the presence of hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in the...
A nocturnal animal is one that sleeps during the day and is active at night - the opposite of the human (diurnal) schedule. ...
Ancient aboriginal rock painting of a wallaby in Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia. ...
Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ...
To date, 117 species of reptiles have been recorded in Kakadu. Being cold blooded, these animals rely on heat from an external source such as the sun to regulate their body temperature. This is not to say that reptiles are active only during the day; in fact, few snakes can withstand Kakadu’s midday heat and most are active at night. Orders Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ...
 Saltwater Crocodile Kakadu National Park Two species of crocodile occur in Kakadu: the Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstonii) and the Estuarine, or Saltwater Crocodile (C. porosus). Freshwater Crocodiles are easily identified by their narrow snout and a single row of four large boney lumps called ‘scutes’ immediately behind the head. Estuarine Crocodiles do not have these scutes and their snout is broader. The maximum size for a ‘freshie’ is 3 metres, whereas a ‘saltie’ can exceed 6 metres. Image File history File linksMetadata Kakadu_YellowWaters_Croc. ...
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Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ...
Binomial name Crocodylus johnstoni (Krefft, 1873) Range of the Freshwater Crocodile in black The Freshwater Crocodile also known as Johnstons Crocodile or Freshies are found in the northern regions of Australia. ...
Binomial name Crocodylus porosus (Schneider, 1801) Range of the Saltwater Crocodile in black The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living reptiles. ...
Kakadu’s 25 frog species are extremely well adapted to the region’s climatic extremes. Many remain dormant during rainless times. With the onset of the wet season, when the billabongs and swamps start to fill with water, the night air is filled with the sounds of frogs such as the northern bullfrog and the marbled frog. As the water builds up, frogs and tadpoles have an abundance of food, such as algae, vegetation, insects, dragonfly nymphs, and other tadpoles. Not all of Kakadu’s frogs are found in the wetlands: many live in the lowland forests. Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frogness babe is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ...
 Gunbalanya Driving near Red Lily Lagoon Fifty-three species of freshwater fish have been recorded in Kakadu’s waterways; eight of them have a restricted distribution. In the Magela Creek system alone, 32 species have been found. In comparison, the Murray–Darling river system, the most extensive in Australia, now supports only 27 native fish species. Although introduced fish have been found in most Australian waterways, none have been recorded in the Park. Image File history File links Kakadu_1766. ...
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A vast number of species of fish have been successfully kept in the home aquarium. ...
Despite the fact that Kakadu supports more than 10 000 species of insect, these creatures are often overlooked by visitors. Among the insect groups are grasshoppers, beetles, flies, termites, butterflies and moths, bees, wasps, ants, dragonflies and damselflies, caddis flies, non-biting midges and mayflies. The great variety of insects is a result of the varied habitats and relatively high temperatures throughout the year. Families Superfamily: Tridactyloidea Cylindrachaetidae Ripipterygidae Tridactylidae Superfamily: Tetrigoidea Tetrigidae Superfamily: Eumastacoidea Chorotypidae Episactidae Eumastacidae Euschmidtiidae Mastacideidae Morabidae Proscopiidae Thericleidae Superfamily: Pneumoroidea Pneumoridae Superfamily: Pyrgomorphoidea Pyrgomorphidae Superfamily: Acridoidea Acrididae Catantopidae Charilaidae Dericorythidae Lathiceridae Lentulidae Lithidiidae Ommexechidae Pamphagidae Pyrgacrididae Romaleidae Tristiridae Superfamily: Tanaoceroidea Tanaoceridae Superfamily: Trigonopterygoidea Trigonopterygidae Xyronotidae Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects...
Families Mastotermitidae Kalotermitidae Termopsidae Hodotermitidae Rhinotermitidae Serritermitidae Termitidae Termites, sometimes known as white ants, are a group of eusocial insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order, Isoptera. ...
Superfamilies and families Superfamily Hedyloidea: Hedylidae Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. ...
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ...
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Suborder Apocrita See text for explanation. ...
Subfamilies Aenictogitoninae Agroecomyrmecinae Amblyoponinae (incl. ...
Families Aeshnidae Austropetaliidae Cordulegastridae Corduliidae Gomphidae Libellulidae Macromiidae Neopetaliidae Petaluridae A dragonfly is any insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. ...
Families Amphipterygidae Calopterygidae - Demoiselles Chlorocyphidae - Jewels Coenagrionidae - Pond Damselflies Dicteriadidae - Barelegs Euphaeidae - Gossamerwings Hemiphlebidae - Reedlings Isosticidae - Narrow-wings Lestidae - Spreadwings Lestoididae Megapodagrionidae - Flatwings Perilestidae - Shortwings Platycnemidae - Brook Damselflies Platystictidae - Forest Damselflies Polythoridae - Bannerwings Protoneuridae - Pinflies Pseudostigmatidae - Forest Giants Synlestidae - Sylphs The Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) is an insect in the Order...
Caddis fly: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae, found near lakes and streams. ...
Suborders Suborder Schistonota Superfamily Baetoidea Siphlonuridae Baetidae Oniscigastridae Ameletopsidae Ametropodidae Superfamily Heptagenioidea Coloburiscidae Oligoneuriidae Isonychiidae Heptageniidae Superfamily Leptophlebioidea Leptophlebiidae Superfamily Ephemeroidea Behningiidae Potamanthidae Euthyplociidae Polymitarcydae Ephemeridae Palingeniidae Suborder Pannota Superfamily Ephemerelloidea Ephemerellidae Leptohyphidae Tricorythidae Superfamily Caenoidea Neoephemeridae Baetiscidae Caenidae Prosopistomatidae Mayflies are insects which belong to the Order Ephemeroptera (from...
Perhaps the most striking insect-created features in the Park are the termite mounds. The mounds in the southern part of the Park are particularly large and impressive. Leichhardt’s grasshopper, in colours of orange, blue and black, is perhaps the most spectacular insect found in Kakadu. It is also found on the Arnhem Land plateau and in Gregory National Park. Arnhem Land is an area of 97,000 km² in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
Environmental Issues & Threats Kakadu has seen several invasive species threaten the native habitat, particularly in recent decades. Introduced fauna including the Water Buffalo, wild pig and more recently, the Cane Toad have had major effects on habitat. Invasive weeds include Mimosa pigra, which covers 80,000 hectares of the Top End, including vast areas of Kakadu, invasive paragrass displaces the native food of much of Kakadu's birdlife. Salvinia molesta has infested the Magela floodplain. Binomial name Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Water Buffalo is a very large ungulate and a member of the bovine subfamily. ...
Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it , reserving for the wild boar. ...
Binomial name Bufo marinus Linnaeus, 1758 Distribution of the Cane Toad. ...
A member of the Fabaceae family and Mimosa genus. ...
Binomial name Salvinia molesta D.Mitch. ...
Landforms
 Waterfall - Kakadu National Park There are six main landforms in Kakadu National Park: the Arnhem Land plateau and escarpment complex, known as the stone country; the outliers; the lowlands; the southern hills and basins; the floodplains; and the tidal flats. Each landform has its own range of habitats. Kakadu’s varied landscapes and the habitats they contain are features that contributed to its listing as a World Heritage Area. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (468x700, 151 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park Alligator Rivers ...
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Arnhem Land is an area of 97,000 km² in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
It is believed that 140 million years ago much of Kakadu was under a shallow sea. The prominent escarpment wall formed sea cliffs and the Arnhem Land plateau formed a flat land above the sea. Today the escarpment, which rises to 330 metres above the plains, extends over 500 kilometres along the eastern side of the Park and into Arnhem Land. It varies from vertical cliffs in the Jim Jim Falls area to stepped cliffs and isolated outliers in the north. Arnhem Land is an area of 97,000 km² in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
Jim JIm Falls Jim Jim Falls are located in the Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
 Mamukala Kakadu National Park The rock platforms of the plateau are dissected by a network of chasms and gorges. The top of the plateau is a harsh, dry place. Water drains away quickly. In most areas soil is scarce. The small patches of soil that are to be found consist mostly of coarse sand and leaf litter trapped in rock fissures or shallow depressions. Sparsely distributed pockets of woodland and open forest have developed on these coarse soils. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 810 KB) Summary Photo taken and supplied by Brian Voon Yee Yap. ...
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Along the escarpment, creeks have etched deep incisions to form gorges in which tall monsoon forests have developed. Water seeping from rock walls and the deep alluvial soils provide an important micro-environment for plants and animals. Many animals rely on these areas for refuge during the drier months. The dominant plant species is Allosyncarpia ternata, a large, spreading, shady tree that is found only in the Kakadu and Arnhem Land region. A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall. ...
The outliers are essentially pieces of the Arnhem Land plateau that have become separated from the plateau complex by erosion. They were islands in the ancient seas that once covered much of Kakadu. The gently undulating lowland plains stretch over much of the Top End. Travelling anywhere in Kakadu, you cannot help noticing the lowlands—they make up nearly 70% of the Park. The soils are shallow and often overlie extensive sheets of laterite (ironstone) and a thick profile of strongly leached rocks.
During the wet season, water carried down from the Arnhem Land plateau often overflows from creeks and rivers onto nearby floodplains. Alluvial soils carried in the floodwaters add nutrients to the floodplains. Nutrient-rich soils along with an abundance of water and sunlight make the floodplains an area of prolific plant and animal life. During the dry season the water recedes into rivers, creeks and isolated waterholes or billabongs. Kakadu’s wetlands are listed under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar Convention) for their outstanding ecological, botanical, zoological and hydrological features. A wet season or rainy season is a season in which the average rainfall in a region is significantly increased. ...
The southern hills and basins cover a large area in the south of the Park, including the headwaters of the South Alligator River. Rocks here have been exposed from beneath the retreating Arnhem escarpment; they are of volcanic origin and are extremely old (2500 million years). This landform is characterised by rugged strike ridges separated by alluvial flats. The name Alligator River may refer to any of several watercourses: In Australia Alligator Rivers are three rivers in and near Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory East Alligator River West Alligator River and South Alligator River In the United States of America Alligator River (North Carolina) Alligator River...
Kakadu’s coast and the creeks and river systems under tidal influence (extending about 100 kilometres inland) make up this landform. The shape of the estuaries and tidal flats varies considerably from the dry season to the wet season. During the dry season tidal action deposits silt along the river beds and banks. During the wet season the river beds are eroded by the floodwaters and large quantities of fresh and saline water flow out across the tidal flats, where silt is deposited. Large silt loads are also carried out to sea, some of the silt being deposited as a nutrientrich layer on the sea floor, contributing to the muddy waters that characterise Kakadu’s coastline.
The estuaries and tidal flats are home to an array of plants and animals adapted to living in the oxygen-deficient saline mud. The dominant habitats are mangrove swamps and samphire flats. Where freshwater springs occur along the coasts and river banks, isolated pockets of coastal monsoon rainforests form.
Aboriginal rock art sites Image:IMG 3436.JPG Nourlangie Rock
Aboriginal Rock Painting
 Ubirr Aboriginal Rock Art The art sites of Ubirr, Nourlangie and Nanguluwur are internationally recognised as outstanding examples of Aboriginal rock art. These sites are found in rocky outcrops that have afforded shelter to Aboriginal inhabitants for thousands of years. The painting in these rock shelters were done for various reasons: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 272 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park Ubirr ...
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Ubirr is located in the East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park, and is famous for its rock art. ...
Nourlangie is located in an outlying formation of the Arnhem Land Escarpment within the Kakadu National Park. ...
Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km east of Darwin. ...
Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
- Hunting - animals were often painted to increase their abundance and to ensure a successful hunt by placing people in touch with the spirit of the animal
- Religious significance - at some sites paintings depict aspects of particular ceremonies
- Stories and learning - stories associated with the Creation Ancestors, who gave shape to the world were painted
- Sorcery and magic - paintings could be used to manipulate events and influence people's lives; fun-for play and practice.
 Ubirr Aborigini Rock Painting Ubirr is a group of rock outcrops in the northest of the Park, on the edge of the Nadab floodplain. There several large rock overhangs that would have provided excellent shelter to Aboriginal people over thousands of years. Ubirr’s proximity to the East Alligator River and Nadab floodplains means that food would have been abundant and this is reflected in much of the rock art here. Animals depicted in the main gallery include Barramundi, Catfish, Mullet, Goanna, Snake-necked Turtle, Pig-nosed Turtle, Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum, and Wallaby. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (837x573, 509 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park Ubirr ...
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Ubirr is located in the East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park, and is famous for its rock art. ...
Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...
The name Alligator River may refer to any of several watercourses: In Australia Alligator Rivers are three rivers in and near Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory East Alligator River West Alligator River and South Alligator River In the United States of America Alligator River (North Carolina) Alligator River...
Binomial name Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ...
Families Akysidae Amblycipitidae Amphiliidae Andinichthyidae †Ariidae Aspredinidae Astroblepidae Auchenipteridae Austroglanididae Bagridae Callichthyidae Cetopsidae Chacidae Clariidae Claroteidae Cranoglanididae Diplomystidae Doradidae Erethistidae Heptapteridae Hypsidoridae †Ictaluridae Lacantuniidae Loricariidae Malapteruridae Mochokidae Nematogenyidae Pangasiidae Pimelodidae Plotosidae Pseudopimelodidae Schilbeidae Scoloplacidae Siluridae Sisoridae Trichomycteridae Conorhynchos (incertae sedis) Ancharias (incertae sedis) Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a very diverse...
Mullet may refer to: Two families of fish: The grey mullets of the family Mugilidae, of which the most widely known species is the striped mullet, Mugil cephalus. ...
Bold text For other uses, see Goanna (disambiguation). ...
Species See text Chelodina is an ancient genus of Chelid turtles native to Australia, New Guinea and the island of Roti of the Indonesian archepeligo. ...
Binomial name Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay, 1887 The Australasian Pig-nose Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta also known as the Pitted-shelled Turtle, Plateless Turtle or Fly River Turtle is a species of soft-shelled turtle native to freshwater streams, lagoons and rivers of the Northern Territory of Australia and of southern New...
Binomial name Petropseudes dahli (Collett, 1895) The Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum (Petropseudes dahli), also known as the Rock Ringtail Possum, is a species of Australian possum. ...
Ancient aboriginal rock painting of a wallaby in Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia. ...
There are also images of the Rainbow Serpent said to have created much of the landscape as well as mischievous Mimi spirits and the story of the Namarrgarn Sisters. Many stories connected to Aboriginal rock are highly complex and linked to other stories. Often the true meanings have been lost, but they all have a purpose which is usually to serve as a lesson or a warning to the young or to those passing through the area. Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...
Nourlangie is located in an outlying formation of the Arnhem Land Escarpment. There are a number of shelters in amongst this large outcrop linked by paths and stairways. The shelters contain several impressive paintings that deal with creation ancestors. The stories connected to these artworks are known only to certain Aboriginal people and remain secret. Nourlangie is located in an outlying formation of the Arnhem Land Escarpment within the Kakadu National Park. ...
Anbangbang Billabong lies in the shadow of Nourlangie Rock and is inhabited by a wide range of wildlife which would have sustained traditional Aboriginal people well. Anbangbang Billabong lies in the shadow of Nourlangie Rock within Kakadu National Park and is a good place to view a wide range of wildlife. ...
Nanguluwur is a small art site, near Nourlangie, which displays several rock art styles. These include hand stencils, dynamic figures in large head-dresses carrying spears and boomerangs, representations of Namandi spirits and mythical figures, including Alkajko, a female spirit with four arms and horn-like protuberances. There is also an interesting example of ‘contact art’ depicting a two-masted sailing ship with anchor chain and a dinghy trailing behind. Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km east of Darwin. ...
Human impacts
 Yellow Water billabong Fishing Human impacts during the 19th and 20th Century have been significant. Introduction of water-buffalo from Southeast Asia has resulted in damage to the fragile floodplains and wetlands. Buffalo have largely been eradicated from the area now so the land is rehabilitating itself. Crocodile hunting which has been banned since 1972 made a huge impact on crocodile populations. In the 30 or so years that they have been protected, however the crocodile population has recovered so successfully that some consider there to be an over population. Image File history File links Kakadu_1329. ...
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For the controversy at the University of Pennsylvania, see Water buffalo incident. ...
World map showing the location of Asia. ...
This picture shows the flood plain following a 1 in 10 year flood on the Isle of Wight. ...
Mining has an obvious impact on the landscape, but only one operational mine (Ranger) remains. Mine operators are required to completely rehabilitate the area once the operation is wound down. Some small scale logging occurred in the early part of the 20th Century, but little evidence of this remains. Tourism represents a significant human impact to Kakadu National Park with hundreds of thousands of visitors arriving annually. Infrastructure such as roads, tracks, interpretive signage and shelter, accommodation, telecommunications and other services must be provided to support this activity.
Termite cathedral mounds in an area blackened by the park's annual winter bushfires. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 405 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1385 × 2047 pixel, file size: 666 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Photograph of two termite cathedral mounds in a tropical savanna blackened by bushfires in Kakadu National Park, as taken on 25 July 2002 by Dustin M...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 405 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1385 × 2047 pixel, file size: 666 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Photograph of two termite cathedral mounds in a tropical savanna blackened by bushfires in Kakadu National Park, as taken on 25 July 2002 by Dustin M...
Families Mastotermitidae Kalotermitidae Termopsidae Hodotermitidae Rhinotermitidae Serritermitidae Termitidae Termites, sometimes known as white ants, are a group of eusocial insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order, Isoptera. ...
Backburning in Townsville, Australia. ...
Fire management Fire is part of the landscape of Kakadu as the Park contains large areas of woodland and grassy plains that are subject to long periods of dry hot weather. The flora of the region has adapted to frequent fires. Fires in northern Australia are less threatening than in southern Australia as many of the trees are largely fire resistant while other plants simply regenerate very quickly.
Controlled burning is practiced by the national park in consultation with traditional owners who have used fire as a land management tool for thousands of years. Fire is an important hunting tool for Aboriginal people using it to flush out prey. The other benefit is that once the fire has gone through an area the tender shoots of the fast regenerating grasses attract wallabies into a clearly defined area. Birds of prey such as Whistling Kites also rely on fire to flush out small animals and are usually found in large numbers circling a fire front. Aboriginal people understand that fire is necessary to ‘clean up’ the landscape and believe that many small fires are preferable to one large fire.
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Tourism Kakadu National Park is a major tourist attraction in Australia’s north. Visitation in 2005 was 202,000. Kakadu’s dramatic landscape, Aboriginal cultural significance and diverse and abundant wildlife are what visitors are drawn to. There are many beautiful waterfalls and gorges within the Park that are popular with visitors such as Maguk, Gunlom, Twin falls and Jim Jim Falls. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Twin Falls (or Gungkurdul) is located in the Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory, Australia near the eastern boundary of the park and 80km south of Jabiru. ...
Jim JIm Falls Jim Jim Falls are located in the Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
Kakadu National Park has some of the best examples of Aboriginal rock art in Australia. The sites of Nourlangie and Ubirr are among the most visited locations in the Park. It is possible to view some of Kakadu’s diverse wildlife at places like Yellow Water Billabong, Cooinda on board a wildlife cruise or at Mamukala Wetlands or Anbangbang Billabong. The Kakadu region is one of the world’s best for bird watching as approximately 30 percent of Australia’s bird species can be seen here. Nourlangie is located in an outlying formation of the Arnhem Land Escarpment within the Kakadu National Park. ...
Ubirr is located in the East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park, and is famous for its rock art. ...
Anbangbang Billabong lies in the shadow of Nourlangie Rock within Kakadu National Park and is a good place to view a wide range of wildlife. ...
Large saltwater crocodiles are also commonplace and visitors are likely to see them at Yellow Water and East Alligator River so it was no coincidence that the Crocodile Dundee films were shot here. Visitors are urged to exercise caution around crocodiles as they have been responsible for a number of fatal attacks. Recreational fishing is a popular activity inside Kakadu National Park. The main target species is Barramundi and the most popular locations are Yellow Water, the South Alligator and the East Alligator River. Hunting is not allowed in Kakadu National Park. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (554x700, 150 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park ...
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Binomial name Crocodylus porosus (Schneider, 1801) Range of the Saltwater Crocodile in black The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living reptiles. ...
The name Alligator River may refer to any of several watercourses: In Australia Alligator Rivers are three rivers in and near Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory East Alligator River West Alligator River and South Alligator River In the United States of America Alligator River (North Carolina) Alligator River...
There are several accommodation options in the Park, mostly found in the town of Jabiru, as well as a range of services to cater to visitor’s needs. Visitors can experience Kakadu National Park with a recognised tour operator or they can drive themselves. Many of the Park’s sites are accessible by standard two wheel drive vehicles, but areas like Twin and Jim Jim Falls and Gunlom require four wheel drive vehicles.Visitors can experience Kakadu National Park via the Nature’s Way tourism drive which is a loop from Darwin to Jabiru then onto Katherine and back to Darwin covering approximately 900km. Location of Jabiru in Northern Territory (red) Jabiru () is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...
Location of Jabiru in Northern Territory (red) Jabiru () is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
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Park management
 East Alligator River Crossing The Park is proclaimed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) and is managed through a joint management arrangement between the Aboriginal traditional owners and the Director of National Parks. The Director manages Commonwealth national parks through Parks Australia, which is a part of the Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Title to Aboriginal land in the Park is held by Aboriginal land trusts. The land trusts have leased their land to the Director of National Parks for the purpose of a national park for the enjoyment and benefit of all Australians and international visitors. Traditional owners have also expected that having their land managed as a national park would assist them in looking after their land in the face of growing and competing pressures. They saw a national park as establishing a way to manage the land that could protect their interests and be sympathetic to their aspirations. Parks Australia and the Aboriginal traditional owners of Kakadu are committed to the principle of joint management of the Park and arrangements to help this happen are highlighted in Kakadu’s Plan of Management. Image File history File links Kakadu_2403. ...
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The EPBC Act provides for boards of management to be established for parks on Aboriginal land. The Kakadu Board of Management, which has an Aboriginal majority (ten out of fifteen members), representing the Aboriginal traditional owners of land in the Park, was established in 1989. The Board determines policy for managing the Park and is responsible, along with the Director, for preparing plans of management for the Park. The Plan of Management is the main policy document for the Park and strives to balance strategic or long-term goals and tactical or day to day goals. Day to day management of Kakadu is carried out by people employed by Parks Australia, which is a branch of the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Approximately one-third of the staff in Kakadu are Aboriginal people. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (459x700, 147 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park Twin Falls, Australia ...
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General Facilities Kakadu National Park is linked to Darwin by the Arnhem Highway and to Pine Creek and Katherine by the Kakadu Highway. Both roads are sealed all weather roads although may be cut off periodically during periods of heavy rain. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (458x700, 148 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park ...
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Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...
Pine Creek is a town in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
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The town of Jabiru has several accommodation options, a service station, police, a medical clinic and a shopping centre with a range of outlets. The town was built for the Uranium mine that was established prior to the founding of Kakadu National Park and provides infrastructure for the mine’s workforce as well as the national park activities and tourism. Jabiru has a small airport from which scenic flights operate daily. There are no scheduled air services between Jabiru and Darwin however. Location of Jabiru in Northern Territory (red) Jabiru () is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
 Maguk (Barramundie Gorge) Other small tourism centres such as Cooinda and South Alligator provide limited facilities. Cooinda, 50km south of Jabiru on the Kakadu Highway is the site of Gagudju Lodge Cooinda, Yellow Water Cruises and the Warradjan Cultural Centre. Fuel and limited provisions are available at Cooinda and there is also a small airstrip for scenic flights. South Alligator approximately 40km west of Jabiru on the Arnhem Highway includes a hotel and service station. The Border Store near Ubirr Art Site and Cahill’s Crossing, 50km north of Jabiru, is a general store. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (530x700, 150 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kakadu National Park ...
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Ubirr is located in the East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park, and is famous for its rock art. ...
Camp sites There are a wide variety of designated camping sites throughout the Park. Jabiru, Cooinda and South Alligator all have commercial camping areas and are in close proximity to most of the important natural attractions in these areas. Some of the Park’s campsites charge a nominal fee as these have shower and toilet facilities, others are free, however they have limited or no facilities. A list of the sites can be obtained from the Kakadu National Park’s Bowali Visitor Centre or from their website. Location of Jabiru in Northern Territory (red) Jabiru () is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
See also Waterlilies - Lotus Flower - Kakadu National Park Note: the name in brackets is the Gun-djeihmi name, a commonly spoken Aboriginal language in the area. ...
The Northern Territory contains 95 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 53,505 km² (land area: 51,269 km² – 3. ...
Kakadu National Park, located in the Northern Territory of Australia, possesses within its boundaries a number of large uranium deposits. ...
Ranger mine buildings The Ranger uranium mine is surrounded by Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 230 km east of Darwin. ...
Binomial name Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell The billygoat plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana), also called the Kakadu plum or murunga, is the name of an Australian fruit and the tree which bears it. ...
The Alligator Rivers is the name of a region in Arnhem Land containing three rivers the East, West and South Alligator River. ...
Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...
Jabiluka is a proposed uranium mine in Australia that was to have been built on land belonging to the Mirrar Aboriginal people which was surrounded by the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park. ...
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Uluru-Kata Tjuta is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1431 km (890 miles) south of Darwin. ...
The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an umbrella name for a series of National Parks stretching for 450 km along the north east coast of Australia, from Townsville to Cooktown, bordering the Great Barrier Reef, itself another World Heritage site. ...
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