Kakadu and Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park is a place of rugged escarpments, lush wetlands and cascading waterfalls covering over 19,000 square kilometres. Kakadu is Australia's largest national park, and can be entered from Darwin on the Arnhem Highway or via Pine Creek on the Kakadu Highway.
The flora and fauna in Kakadu National Park is diverse. Pockets of monsoon rainforest, paperbark forests and wetlands are a haven for Kakadu's amazing wildlife including crocodiles, barramundi, and birdlife. Around 1,000 different plant species, a quarter of all Australian freshwater fish species, and over one-third of Australian bird species can be found in the park.
Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by Parks Australia, an Australian government body, and the park's traditional Aboriginal owners. A number of Aboriginal clans still reside within the park. Kakadu is home to one of the largest concentrations of Aboriginal rock art in the world with galleries at sites like Ubirr and Burrungui / Nourlangie Rock. Other spectacular landmarks include Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls, Maguk / Barramundie Gorge, Jarrangbarnmi / Koolpin Gorge and Gunlom / Waterfall Creek. Kakadu National Park also contains many established walking tracks and camp grounds.
At the centre of the park is the small mining township of Jabiru, which offers a range of services and accommodation. Another settlement, Cooinda, also offers accommodation, and is located on the banks of Yellow Water, a billabong teeming with migratory birds, saltwater crocodiles and other wildlife. Cruises on Yellow Water depart daily. A visit to Kakadu is best started at the Bowali Visitors Centre near Jabiru or the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre near Cooinda.
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Series 6: The Edge - Ep5: Pt1 - Kakadu: Maguk Gorge & barra fishing
Carlisle heads deeper into Kakadu to explore Maguk Gorge, the best kept swimming hole in the park!
Then Carlisle and Craig catch more barra on Yellow Water.
Kakadu National Park | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:41 1 History
00:00:50 1.1 Prologue
00:04:14 1.2 The arrival of non-indigenous people
00:04:24 1.2.1 Explorers
00:07:51 1.2.2 Buffalo hunters
00:08:44 1.2.3 Missionaries
00:10:01 1.2.4 Pastoralists
00:12:03 1.3 Mining
00:14:49 2 Climate
00:17:34 3 Flora
00:19:52 4 Fauna
00:20:24 4.1 Mammals
00:21:24 4.2 Birds
00:22:40 4.3 Reptiles
00:23:58 4.4 Frogs
00:24:41 4.5 Fish
00:25:16 4.6 Insects
00:26:14 5 Environmental problems and threats
00:27:26 6 Landforms
00:31:32 7 Aboriginal rock art sites
00:34:30 8 Human impacts
00:35:52 8.1 Fire management
00:37:11 8.2 Tourism
00:39:27 9 Park management
00:41:34 9.1 Park use fee
00:42:38 9.2 General facilities
00:44:10 9.3 Camp sites
00:44:49 10 See also
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Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.
The park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, and nearly half the size of Switzerland. The Ranger Uranium Mine, one of the most productive uranium mines in the world, is surrounded by the park.