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	Kakadu National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km east of Darwin.
		The billabongs of the Kakadu national park are anything but "stagnant pools of water" (see Waltzing Matilda).
		The name 'Kakadu' comes from an aboriginal floodplain language called Gagudju which was one of the languages spoken in the north of the park at the beginning of the twentieth century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kakadu_National_Park (514 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park includes almost 20,000 square kilometres of the Alligator Rivers Region and is unique in that almost the entire catchment of the South Alligator River lies within it's boundaries.
		Kakadu is home to 21 of Australia's 29 mangrove species, 900 plant species, 300 bird species, 50 native mammals, 100 species of amphibians and reptiles, one quarter of Australia's freshwater fish and an estimated 10,000 insect types, making it one of the most biodiverse environments in Australia.
		Kakadu has been continuously occupied by the ancestors of the present Traditional Owners for around 50,000 years, an unbroken cultural heritage stretching back across two ice ages.
	www.anawa.org.au /nt/kakadu.html (339 words)

	Kakadu National Park Hotels Travel Guide – Sightseeing in Kakadu National Park, Tours and Attractions in Kakadu National Park
		Park Use Fees The Kakadu National Park charge a “Park Use” fee for each person over 16 years of age.
		Jabiru is a small centre which has grown dramatically in recent times as a direct result of the development firstly of uranium mining at the Ranger Mine and more recently with the opening up of the Kakadu National Park.
		Park Entrance Station Hours These are open from 7am to 7pm (people can enter Kakadu out of these hours but are required to purchase a park use ticket at the earliest possible time after entering the park).
	www.hoteltravel.com /australia/kakadu_national_park/guides/sightseeing.htm (3420 words)

	Australia 1998 Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park is one of the few World Heritage Areas that have been listed for both their cultural and natural heritage.
		The park protects one of the finest and most extensive collections of rock art in the world.
		Kakadu also protects the entire catchment of a large tropical river, the South Alligator River, and examples of most of Austalia's Top End habitats.
	www.geocities.com /phil_aussie/Kakadu_01_E.html (630 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Internationally recognised, the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park is one of the Nation's most prized cultural and ecological treasures.
		From Darwin, the 19,804 sq km national park is just 120 kms from the Stuart Highway, on the Arnhem Highway.
		The name Kakadu is from the Gagudju speaking people, a language used in the northern parts of the area at the beginning of the 20th Century.
	www.tourismtopend.com.au /region/kakadu.htm (363 words)

	Kakadu National Park - Jabiru, Kakadu Tours Australia, Kakadu Accommodation
		Kakadu National Park covers almost 20,000 square kms, is an Australian icon and is only 250 kms east of Darwin the capital city of the Northern Territory.
		Kakadu tours such as camping tours or 4WD adventure safaris are a good way to experience what the Kakadu National Park has to offer if you enjoy adventure.
		To learn more about Kakadu National Park and the aboriginal culture you need to visit the Bowali Centre in Jabiru and the Warradjen Cultural Centre in Cooinda.
	www.kakadunationalpark.com (472 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park covers an area of approximately 20000 square kilometers, and is the second largest national park in the world.
		The wildlife in Kakadu National Park includes over 280 species of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals, 55 kinds of freshwater fish, thousands of species of insects, and many species of reptiles, the most famous of which is the salt-water crocodile.
		Kakadu National Park's impressive sandstone escarpment features some of the finest and most accessible rock art in the world, dating back thousands of years.
	www.wildplaces.net.au /kakadu.htm (246 words)

	Kakadu National Park : Introduction
		Kakadu National Park, a World Heritage area, is Australia's largest national park, covering a massive 1,755,200 hectares (4,335,344 acres).
		Kakadu National Park (Overview of Kakadu National Park)
		The name "Kakadu" comes from "Gagudju," the group of languages spoken by Aborigines in the northern part of the park, where they and their ancestors are believed to have lived for 50,000 years.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=1406&catID=1406010001 (286 words)

	Kakadu National Park - Australia
		Kakadu National Park, in the western corner of the Arnhem Land, was leased from the Tribal owners for 99 years and is an extensive area including the 600 klm long escarpment which divides the lowland and the highland area, forming a natural barrier to the ancient Arnhem Land Plateau.
		Kakadu, alone, covers nearly 20,000 square kilometres and is Australia's largest national park.
		Its size is up to 7 metres and its strength and formidable appearance make it the most feared animal in the region, but because of its wary nature it is seldom seen except by experienced hunters and naturalists.
	uqconnect.net /~zzjirvin/kkdu/natprk.htm (538 words)

	Protected Areas Programme -
		Its management of the Park is overseen by the Director of National Parks and Wildlife and the Kakadu Board of Management, established in 1989, and carried out by staff of the Parks and Wildlife Service with officers seconded from the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory and the Northern Land Council.
		As a consequence, Kakadu, with no untreated occurrences of adult plants known in the Park, is one of the few estuarine river systems in the Northern Territory that is effectively free of the weed, but there is a constant threat of reinfestation.
		VEGETATION The Alligator Rivers region which surrounds the Park is the most floristically diverse part of monsoonal northern Australia with around 1,600 recorded plant species, reflecting the variety of land forms and the associated plant habitats of the region.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/kakadu.html (4018 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park covers an area of 19,804 sq km within the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory.
		The name 'Kakadu' comes from an Aboriginal floodplain language called Gagudju which was one of the languages spoken in the north of the park at the beginning of the twentieth century.
		The park runs 150 km south from the coast to the southern hills and basins, and 120 km east from the Arnhem Land sandstone plateau to its western boundary.
	www.acn.net.au /articles/kakadu (741 words)

	Kakadu National Park, No. Territory, Australia
		Where Ansell had been happiest and had made his reputation was in a vast tropical tract called Kakadu, a wilderness region near Darwin that stretches from the northern shore of Australia inland 60 miles, and east to west a similar distance.
		The park begins with mangrove swamps on the shore of Van Diemen Gulf, then climbs to an ancient sandstone and limestone escarpment, the heart of the park.
		Whether it is wet or dry, the park and its great distances require a bit of patience and willingness to forego five, four, three or two-star amenities.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Parks/Archives/Kakadu.htm (969 words)

	World Heritage: Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park was inscribed on the World Heritage List in three stages over eleven years.
		Kakadu National Park map (kakadu-map.pdf - 786 KB)
		The park is located in the tropical north of Australia, 120 kilometres east of Darwin, covering a total area of 19 804 square km.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage/worldheritage/sites/kakadu (963 words)

	GORP - Kakadu National Park - World Heritage Sites
		Aborigines have lived in Kakadu for at least 25,000 years (perhaps as long as 50,000 years), making the park one of the few World Heritage sites to be listed for both natural and cultural reasons.
		Kakadu is a treasure chest of archaeological and rock art sites, some dating back to the Ice Age and ranking in antiquity and importance with the prehistoric sites of southern Europe.
		Visitors are drawn by the park's incredibly rich assortment of flora and fauna - 900 plant species, 300 kinds of birds, 75 reptiles (including the giant, dangerous saltwater crocodile), 50 native mammals, 30 amphibians, a quarter of all Australian freshwater fish, and countless insect species.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/australi/park/no_kakad.htm (614 words)

	DoAustralia Kakadu national park
		The park derives its name from the Gagudju language group of Aborigines, who number among the area's traditional custodians; the Gagudju Association now manages the park, with the assistance of the Australian National Conservation Agency.
		At the eastern edge of the park, 250km from Darwin, near the junction of the Arnhem and Kakadu highways, you arrive at the Park Headquarters and Bowali Visitors Centre (daily 8am-5pm; 08/8979 2101).
		The park's 20,000 square kilometres encompass the entire catchment area of the South Alligator River, misnamed by an early British explorer after the river's prolific crocodile population.
	www.doaustralia.com /states/NT/Kakadu_NP.htm (686 words)

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		Kakadu National Park: This large Park (1755200ha) is jointly managed by the traditional Aboriginal owners and the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service.
		Gurig National Park is Aboriginal owned land and entry to the Park requires a permit obtained in advance from the Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Board (PO Box 496, Palmerston NT 0831).
		You can reach the Park via the Arnhem Highway 250km from Darwin, the Kakadu Highway from Katherine and Pine Creek to the south-west, or by air from Jabiru.
	northernterritory.com /northernterritory/attractions/Kakadu_Jabiru.htm (389 words)

	Get Outdoors - State and National Park, Forest, and Monument Finder
		Kakadu National Park, continuously inhabited for more than 25,000 years, is home to the earliest human settlement in Australia.
		Several hundred kilometres of the sheer Arnhelm Land escarpments run through the park, and it is here, in caves, alcoves, and overhangs, that many thousands of ancient Aboriginal paintings have lain preserved for tens of thousands of years.
		Explore the ancient geology of Kakadu, much of which is composed of rocks and terrain more than 2 billion years old.
	syndication.getoutdoors.com /getoutdoors/destination_summary/4998.html (279 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Kakadu National Park, Australia
		Kakadu National Park is one of the natural marvels of Australia.
		The park is classified as a world heritage for both its cultural values and its natural significance in an international context.
		The vast park is 153 km (95 miles) by road from Darwin and stretches more than 200 km (125 miles) north to south and 100 km (60 miles) east to west.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10898 (277 words)

	Untitled Document
		Kakadu National Park is just 257km from Darwin along the sealed Arnhem Highway.
		The Mary River area of Kakadu represents just one sector of the much larger Mary River Wetland National Park.
		The name "Kakadu" comes from "Gagudju" - the main Aboriginal language used in the Northern part of the area at the start of the 20th century.
	www.northernterritory.com /northernterritory/attractions/kakadu_National.htm (1271 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Internationally recognised and acclaimed, the Kakadu National Park is World Heritage listed and is one of the nation’s most prized cultural and ecological treasures - you will find it embraces spectacular waterfalls, impressive wetlands abundant with wildlife, and exceptional Aboriginal art sites.
		Internationally recognised, the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park is one of the nation's most prized cultural and ecological treasures.
		Whilst it is not traditionally recognised as the best time to visit, the Wet season truly offers visitors a unique opportunity to see Kakadu National Park in its most fertile and dramatic cycle.
	www.atlas-club.com.au /NT/kakadu/kakadupark.htm (343 words)

	Kakadu National Park Plan of Management - Agreements Database Event
		Kakadu National Park, The Northern Territory of Australia, Memorandum of Lease (3 November 1978)
		Kakadu National Park, The Northern Territory of Australia, Memorandum of Lease (3 November 1978 - 31 December 1990)
		The first part of the Plan gives a description of Kakadu National Park, its history and its significance to different peoples.
	www.atns.net.au /biogs/A000034b.htm (512 words)

	Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory - Travelmate
		The vast protected area of cultural and natural significance, Kakadu National Park, lies in the remote tropical north of Australia.
		Indigenous people now play an important part in the management of national parks and land that has been recently restored to them including Kakadu.
		a map of the area around Kakadu National Park
	www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=672 (710 words)

	Kakadu National Park - Arnhem Land - Northern Territory Official Travel Site
		Arnhem Land, which lies to the east of Kakadu National Park and the Arnhem Land escarpment, encompasses 91, 000 square kilometres and is home to many Aboriginal people, most of whom continue to practice their traditional way of life.
		World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park is situated 250 kilometres from Darwin on the Arnhem Highway.
		Jabiru serves as a touring centre for the unspoiled wetlands of the nearby Mary River National Park, which is home to millions of birds and plentiful barramundi.
	www.travelnt.com /regions/kakadu/region_kakadu_sur.htm (211 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park is one of the most spectacular parks in the whole world.
		Although you may enter this National Park on a tarmac road, not all roads are like this when you go further in.
		Your best bet is to go on a three or five day safari of the park, with a small group led by an experienced bushman.
	website.lineone.net /~adamb/oz/kakadu.html (266 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park is located about 180 km east of Darwin, in Northern Territory.
		Park you can se some aboriginal paintings, here it is a painting of a long neck turtle.
		In the southern end of Kakadu, 110 km from Maguk Fall, Gunlom Falls is like a sanctuary for us as tourists.
	www.fys.ku.dk /~mdn/kakadu.htm (642 words)

	australia kakadu national park - backpacking around the world in 333 days
		The Kakadu National park forms just a fraction of this unique landmass but with countless possibilities for adventure, it attracts backpackers like the proverbial bee-to-honey, giving them a taste of the wilderness and the chance to see some truly unique wildlife.
		The park, all 20000 km of it, is located in the Northern Territory, near to the state capital of Darwin.
		Coming from a county where a 4-hour drive is a bit of a trek, the fact that this park alone was the size of Wales was a bit of an eye-opener.
	www.outlawtv.com /333/017.htm (887 words)

	Kakadu Dreams 4WD safaris - Kakadu National Park Australia
		The word 'Kakadu" derives from the Aboriginal tribal name of the Gagudju people one of the main tribal groups that inhabitated the area that now forms the Kakadu National Park.
		Kakadu National Park covers an area of 20,000 square kilometres.
		The park is classified as a World Heritage area for both its cultural values and its natural significance.
	www.kakadudreams.com.au (126 words)

	Kakadu National Park, australia
		Kakadu is a complex assortment of many tropical ecosystems.
		These two Aboriginal Art sites are some of the best on the continent, and are part of the reason Kakadu is a World Heritage site.
		It is the most comfortable time to travel to the area, but you won’t see much.
	www.dougplummer.com /aus/kakadu.html (989 words)

	Kakadu National Park and the Gagudju
		Uranium mining at Jabiluka in the Kakadu National Park was proposed last year under an old contract signed by the elder of the previous generation in 1982.
		The Kakadu National Park is located in the tropical north of Australia, 120 kilometers east of Darwin.
		The people who have long association with the Kakadu National Park and its indigenous people founded a non-profit organization called Friends of Kakadu (FOK) Friends of Kakadu (FOK)providingnews and commentary in support of the campaign to block the construction of the new uranium mine in the Kakadu National Park.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/9900 (894 words)

	Kakadu National Park
		Kakadu National Park is one of the few "World Heritage Areas" protecting one of the finest and most extensive collections of rock art in the world.
		Kakadu National Park is also a wildlife preserve protecting several species of plants and animals.
		The Bininj/Mungguys have lived in Kakadu National Park for centuries, and several members of the tribe still live in Kakadu today.
	pt3.sbu.edu /VFTs/Aussie/Kakadu.htm (312 words)

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