Knp

KNP

Kakadu was declared a national park on 5 April 1979, and also granted world heritage status in 1979. Kakadu National Park is a magnificent part of Australia, and contains many beautiful features.

The name ‘kakadu’ comes from the land’s traditional aboriginal owners, the Gagudju people. They have interacted with Kakadu for over 50 000 years, one of the longest periods of interaction found anywhere on earth. The Aboriginal rock art is of particular significance as it provides us an insight of the Gagadju people’s lives for over 50 000 years. The art also records the changes to the physical environment over the time. The Gagadju have a close spiritual bond with KNP, meaning that they don’t wish to dominate KNP; instead they live in harmony with it.

Kakadu is often described as having 2 seasons. The ‘wet’ and the ‘dry’. This is caused by a monsoon, a seasonal reversal in wind direction.

Down across the length of Kakadu runs a sandstone escarpment of almost vertical cliffs. The flora and Fauna on this plateau contains many endemic species.

During the wet season, the river systems can’t cope with the amount of water flowing into them. As the water spreads out from the rivers, vast large areas of flood plains