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Nitmiluk

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Roper Gulf Regional Council NT, PO Box 1321, Nitmiluk, NT 852
08 8972 9000

Description

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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Type: Towns

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

Location

Roper Gulf Regional Council NT, PO Box 1321, Nitmiluk, NT 852

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Nitmiluk, Northern Territory