Kakadu National Park

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World Heritage Site national park protected area

Kakadu National Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage–listed protected area in Australia's Northern Territory, renowned for its rich Aboriginal cultural sites, diverse wildlife, and dramatic landscapes of wetlands, escarpments, and waterfalls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area 19804 km² ⓘ
biome tropical savanna ⓘ
climate tropical monsoonal ⓘ
coManagedWith Aboriginal traditional owners ⓘ
containsFeature billabongs ⓘ
floodplains ⓘ
monsoon forests ⓘ
rock art sites ⓘ
sandstone escarpments ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
continent Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFromDarwin about 171 km southeast ⓘ
established 1979 ⓘ
governingBody Parks Australia ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Territory ⓘ
nearestCity Darwin ⓘ
notableSite Jim Jim Falls ⓘ
Nourlangie ⓘ
Twin Falls ⓘ
Ubirr ⓘ
Yellow Water ⓘ
numberOfBirdSpecies over 280 ⓘ
numberOfFishSpecies over 50 ⓘ
numberOfInsectSpecies over 10000 ⓘ
numberOfMammalSpecies over 60 ⓘ
numberOfPlantSpecies over 2000 ⓘ
numberOfReptileSpecies over 120 ⓘ
partOf Arnhem Land ⓘ
surface form: Alligator Rivers Region

Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ
surface form: Ramsar wetlands network
RamsarDesignationYear 1980 ⓘ
recognizedFor Aboriginal cultural heritage ⓘ
biodiversity ⓘ
rock art ⓘ
wetland ecosystems ⓘ
river East Alligator River NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Alligator River NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Alligator River NERFINISHED ⓘ
seasonalPattern distinct wet and dry seasons ⓘ
tourismActivities boat cruises ⓘ
bushwalking ⓘ
cultural tours ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
traditionalOwners Bininj ⓘ
Mungguy ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionYear 1987 ⓘ
1992 ⓘ
2011 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1981 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus mixed cultural and natural ⓘ
usedAsFilmLocationFor Crocodile Dundee ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arnhem Land → borders → Kakadu National Park ⓘ
Top End → contains → Kakadu National Park ⓘ
Northern Territory → hasProtectedArea → Kakadu National Park ⓘ
Parks Australia → manages → Kakadu National Park ⓘ
Darwin → nearbyAttraction → Kakadu National Park ⓘ