The Kakadu National Park

The Kakadu National Park is 171 km east of Darwin. This Park is because of it’s variety of fabulous landscapes, swarms with wildlife and has some of Australia’s best Aboriginal rock art. It’s World Heritage – listed for both its natural and cultural importance (a rare distinction). There are more than 5000 different places with rock art, the oldest become estimated on approximately 2000years and the youngest rock art, with sailing boats and guns, is around 150 years old.

The Kakadu National Park is surrounded by dramatic 30 m – to 2000 m – high sandstone cliff line and forms the natural boundary between Kakadu and Arnhem Land.  There are extensive forest areas as well as expanded humid areas. One of the most notorious animals belongs there, the crocodile. This place is well-known for the crocodiles because of the movie “Crocodile Dundee”, which was partially produces here. The park protects the subtropical area of the “South Alligator River”. You can find a variety of frogs, fishes, mammals, reptiles, birds and insects.

The Kakadu comes from Gagadju (not the bird), a local Aboriginal Language. Much of Kakadu is Aboriginal land, leased to the government for use as a National Park. There are several Aborigine settlements in the park and about one-third of the park rangers are Aboriginal people. It is important for them all to protect the traditional possession and the heritage of the park.