Katherine Gorge National Park

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Katherine Gorge National Park is the former name of Nitmiluk National Park, a renowned series of sandstone gorges and cultural landscape in Australia’s Northern Territory.

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Katherine Gorge National Park canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
coManagedWith Jawoyn Association
contains Katherine Gorge
country Australia
distanceFrom Katherine – approximately 30 km
followsWatercourse Katherine River NERFINISHED
formerNameOf Nitmiluk National Park NERFINISHED
hasAccessRoad Stuart Highway
surface form: Stuart Highway (via access roads)
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Jawoyn people NERFINISHED
hasCurrentName Nitmiluk National Park NERFINISHED
hasFeature rock art sites
sandstone escarpment
waterfalls (seasonal)
hasGeologicalFeature sandstone
hasIUCNCategory II
hasLandscapeType riverine landscape
sandstone gorge
hasNumberOfGorges 13
hasRecreationActivity camping
hiking
swimming (seasonal, crocodile-managed areas)
hasSeason dry season
wet season
hasTourismInfrastructure boat ramp
campground
visitor centre
hasVegetation monsoon forest
savanna woodland
hasWalkingTrack Jatbula Trail
hasWildlife estuarine crocodile
freshwater crocodile
fruit bat
wallaby
knownFor Aboriginal cultural landscape
boat cruises
bushwalking
canoeing
scenic flights
series of sandstone gorges
languageGroup Jawoyn language area
locatedIn Northern Territory
locatedNear Katherine, Northern Territory
managedBy Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
nearestTown Katherine
partOf Top End
region northern Australia
surface form: Northern Australia
traditionalOwners Jawoyn people NERFINISHED

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Nitmiluk National Park formerName Katherine Gorge National Park