Northern Territory

:For similar terms, see Northern Territories (disambiguation)

Geography

There are many very small settlements scattered across the Territory but the larger population centres are located on the single sealed road that links Darwin to southern Australia, the Stuart Highway, known to locals simply as "the track".

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The Northern Territory is also home to two spectacular natural rock formations, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), which are sacred to the local Aborigines and which have become major tourist attractions.

Related Topics:
Uluru - Kata Tjuta

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In the northern part of the territory lies Kakadu National Park, which features breathtaking wetlands and native wildlife. To the north of that lies the Arafura Sea, and to the east lies Arnhem Land, whose regional centre is Maningrida on the Liverpool River delta.

Related Topics:
Kakadu National Park - Arnhem Land - Maningrida

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Rivers include:

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• Alligator River
• Daly River
• Finke River
• McArthur River
• Roper River
• Todd River
• Victoria River, which flows for 560 km until it enters Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the Timor Sea

National Parks

• Arnhem Land (Restricted Area)
• Arltunga Historical Reserve
• Barranyi Nth. Island National Park
• Berry Springs Nature Park
• Butterfly Gorge Nature Park
• Cape Hotham Conservation Reserve
• Casuarina Coastal Reserve
• Connells Lagoon Conservation Park
• Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park
• Daly River Nature Park
• Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve
• Djukbinj National Park
• Douglas Hot Springs Nature Park
• East Point Reserve
• Elsey National Park
• Finke Gorge National Park
• Fish River Forestry Reserve
• Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
• Gregory National Park
• Gurig National Park
• Howard Springs Conservation Reserve
• Kakadu National Park
• Keep River National Park
• Watarrka National Park (including Kings Canyon)
• Leaning Tree Lagoon Nature Park
• Litchfield National Park
• Manton Dam Park
• Marrakai Conservation Reserve
• Mary River Crossing Conservation Reserve and proposed National Park
• Mataranka Thermal Springs
• Nitmiluk National Park
• Katherine Gorge
• Palm Valley
• Robin Falls
• Ruby Gap Nature Park
• Simpsons Gap National Park
• Tanami Desert
• Trephina Gorge Nature Park
• Uluru National Park
• The Olgas
• Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park
• Watarrka National Park

See protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia) for a full list.

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