| 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. Maps
of the road to Kakadu National Park and of Kakadu National
Park.
Driving
along the Arnhem highway from Darwin to Kakadu - a full
blog with great photos and a real way to get the feels
of the road.
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 Ka
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