Kakadu National Park

Where is Kakadu

Kakadu National Park is in Northern Territory with a total area of 1755300 hectares, the park covers a large part of Arnhem Land.

Kakadu is wild and beautiful, with forests, mountains, rivers and waterfalls. Many of its birds and animals can not be found anywhere else in the world.

Kakadu park and the Great Barrier Reef were the first areas in a Australia to be inscribed on the World Heritage list.

Things to do

There are so many great things to do at Kakadu like bush walks and you have to see The Jim Jim Falls they have a drop of approximately 260 metres. Swimming in the lagoon, may be some bird watching, some fishing on the reef, may be see the Aboriginal rock panting, see the wild crocodile in their native habitat, or just relax beside the pool there are many other things to do.

Aboriginal Legends

Waterfalls crash down after November and December. The Kapirigi tells the children that the lightning is brought by Namarrkun ( the lightning man ). He lives above the clouds and he carries the lightning across his shoulders. He has axes made of stone tied to his elbows and knees this is how he makes the thunder.

By Sonia Dance, Herberton, Queensland, Australia

References

Steve Parish. Growing up in Kakadu Australia Eds. Stan Breeden and Belinda Wright, Fortitude Valley, Aust,1995.

Picture from The Down Under Collection Delux, New Horizons, Armidale, Australia, 1995.