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Where
is Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National
Park an Australian Natural Icon covers almost 20,000 square
kms and is 257 kms East of Darwin the capital city of
the Northern Territory, Australia. Kakadu
National Park is a World Heritage listed area that has
been listed for it's cultural and natural heritage and
Kakadu is the largest terrestrial national park in Australia.
Life in the park
does depends on the water, also in respect to the tropical
monsoon climate that produces the downpours of the tropical
humidity of the "wet" season, and the milder weather of
the "dry" season.
Kakadu
National Park is the gateway to Arnhemland. The sealed
roads from Darwin to Kakadu is via the Arnhem Highway
and from Katherine to Kakadu National Park via the Kakadu
Highway. The Bowali Visitor Centre near Jabiru in Kakadu
National Park is located 257 km from Darwin in Northern
Territory Australia via the Arnhem Highway entrance.
If travelling by road, you should allow 3 hours travelling
time from Darwin.
Kakadu
is the second largest national park in the world and
and is home to approximate number of species: Mammals:
62, Reptiles: 123+, Birds: 280, Freshwater Fish: 51,
Insects: 10,000, Frogs: 25, Plants: 1,275. (many are
rare and occur only in Kakadu)
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Waters in Kakadu
National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Rock in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Australia
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in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Alligator Area
near Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Alligator Area
near Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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River Region
near Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Aboriginal Cultural Center in Kakadu National Park,
Northern Territory Australia
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Visitors Center in Kakadu National Park, Northern
Territory Australia
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Park
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Culture Camp
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Wetlands in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Australia
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Northern Territory Australia
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Crossing
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Tourist Park - Wirnwirnmila Mary River Road House
near Kakadu National Park
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Billabong near
Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Australia
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Hut Inn near Kakadu
National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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River Inn near
Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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Jumping Crocodile Cruise
near Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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near Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia
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and Tours in Kakadu and Top End, Northern Territory
Australia
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Kakadu
National Park - Seasons
But Australia's Kakadu
sees seasons of varied extremes -- so varied, in fact,
that the park's longtime aboriginal inhabitants have
divided the year into six distinct seasons.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Gunumeleng Pre-Monsoon Storm Season -
Gunumeleng, from mid-October to late December, may in
fact last from a few weeks to several months.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Gudjewg - Monsoon Season - Gudjewg, from
January to March, can be described as the 'true' wet
season.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Banggereng - Knock 'em down storm Season
- Banggerreng, in April, is the season when the rain
clouds have dispersed and clear skies prevail.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Yegge - Cooler but still humid Season
- Yegge, from May to mid-June, is relatively cool with
low humidity.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Wurrgeng - Cold Weather Season - Wurrgeng,
from mid-June to mid-August, is the 'cold weather' time;
humidity is low, daytime temperatures are around 30°C
and night-time temperatures are around 17°C.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Gurrung - Hot Dry Weather - Gurrung, from
mid-August to mid-October, is hot and dry.
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Opening hours of Kakadu
National Park
Kakadu National Park
is open 365 days per year. Given the large size of Kakadu
there are a number of key attractions that have different
operating hours these are:
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Bowali Visitor Centre
- is open from 8am to 5pm.
* Warradjan Aboriginal
Cultural Centre - is open from 9am to 5pm.
* Ubirr Rock - is open
from 8:30am until sunset from 1 April until 30 November
* Ubirr Rock - is also
open from 2pm until sunset from 1 December until
31 March.
* Nourlangie Rock - is
open from dawn until dusk.
All of the attractions
are open every day of the year and all times are Central
Standard Time. These are based on the season 2006/7.
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