Nitmiluk National Park
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| Nitmiluk National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Nearest town/city: | Katherine |
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| Area: | 2,920.99 km² |
| Managing authorities: | Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Aboriginal traditional land owners (the Jawoyn people) |
| Official site: | Nitmiluk National Park |
Nitmiluk National Park which is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin, has been established around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls.
These gorges and the surrounding landscape have great ceremonial significance to the local Jawoyn people, who are custodians of Nitmiluk National Park.
In Jawoyn, Nitmiluk means place of the cicada dreaming.
The gorges can be explored by canoe and flat bottomed boat. In the dry season the gorges become separated as the level of the river falls. They are interconnected in the wet.
There is a visitor centre located at the Katherine Gorge, about 30 km east of the town of Katherine. Information displays are set up that explain the geology, landscape and aboriginal history of the National Park. Tours can be booked at the centre or at the visitor centre in the town.
See also: Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)
 Katherine Gorge |
 Prob. George 6 form the air. |
