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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.
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 gorges and the surrounding landscape have great ceremonial significance to the local Jawoyn people, who are custodians of Nitmiluk National Park.In the Jawoyn language, Nitmiluk means "place of the cicada dreaming".
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +09:30
Area: 6557.1 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 125 m
Population number: 169
Local Government Area: Roper Gulf Regional Council