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Nitmiluk National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin, and 23 km northeast of the town of Katherine, around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls. Previously named Katherine Gorge National Park, its northern edge borders Kakadu National Park.
The Victoria River (The Northern Territory's largest river system) is situated 189 kilometres (117 mi) south-west of Katherine along the Victoria Highway. Katherine is at the crossroads of the Outback due to its location between the Darwin region, Kakadu National Park, the Barkley Region, the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Kimberley region of ...
Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park is a reserve covering 1,499 hectares of limestone Karst landscape near the town of Katherine, in Australia's Northern Territory.The park is easily accessible from the Stuart Highway, about 27 km (17 mi) south of Katherine, and features two show caves where guided tours are offered to the public, making it a popular tourist attraction.
The Parks and Wildlife Division manages 87 parks and reserves covering close to 5.05 million hectares and containing spectacular natural, cultural, geological, historical, tourism and recreational values. Some 33 Territory parks are jointly managed with the traditional owners.. As of June 2017, it was structured into the following units: [3]
The Katherine Town Council is a local government area in the Northern Territory, established on 3 March 1978. It is situated 320 kilometres (200 mi) south of Darwin , and covers an area of 7,417 square kilometres (2,864 sq mi).
The Katherine Region, known as "Big River Country", is one of five major regions in the Northern Territory, Australia.It is situated just below the tropical Top End.The Katherine region covers an area of 336,674 km 2 (129,991 sq mi), and has a population of 18,646, making it the third-most populous region in the Northern Territory.
Rock carvings at the Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve. The protected areas of the Northern Territory consists of protected areas managed by the governments of the Northern Territory and Australia and private organisations with a reported total area of 335,527 square kilometres (129,548 sq mi) being 24.8% of the total area of the Northern Territory of Australia.
Protected areas of the Northern Territory Keep River National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia , 418 km southwest of Darwin and 468 km west of Katherine . The nearest town is Kununurra in Western Australia .