Alligator Rivers

The Alligator Rivers is the name of a region in Arnhem Land containing three rivers the East, West and South Alligator River. It is regarded as one of the richest biological regions in Australia with part of the region in the Kakadu National Park. It also contains mineral deposits especially uranium with the Ranger Uranium Mine located there. The area is also rich in Australian Aboriginal art with 1500 sites. The Kakadu National Park is one of the few World Heritage sites on the list because of both its natural and human heritage values. They were explored by Lieutenant Phillip Parker King in 1820 who named them in the mistaken belief that the crocodiles in the estuaries were alligators.

Related Topics:
Arnhem Land - Kakadu National Park - Ranger Uranium Mine - Australian Aboriginal art - World Heritage sites - Phillip Parker King - Crocodiles - Alligators

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