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Uluru or Ayres Rock, Northern Territory, Australia, March 2009
Photo by Andy T

The view from Kings Canyon Gorge, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, March 2009
Photo by Andy T

[edit] Overview

Northern Territory is bordered in the east by Queensland, in south by South Australia, in the west by Western Australia, and in the north by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria, with Indonesia further to the north. It is over 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi) in size, making it the third largest of the Australian states and territories.

Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, August 2005
Photo by birdboybowley

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[edit] Notable Species

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Birds you can see here include:

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[edit] Other Wildlife

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[edit] Site Information

[edit] History and Use

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[edit] Areas of Interest

• Charles Darwin National Park - Darwin
• Kakadu National Park - located 257 kms east of Darwin. It is almost 20,000 square kms in size.
• Territory Wildlife Park - located adjacent to the Berry Springs Nature Reserve, in Berry Springs, a 45 minute drive south of Darwin.
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
• Watarrka National Park - on the western edge of the George Gill Range, 323 km southwest of Alice Springs and 1316 km south of Darwin, this national park is right in the centre of Australia. Along the Kings Canyon Rim walk, the following birds can be seen: Spinifex Pigeon, Zebra Finch, Grey-headed Honeyeater, Dusky Grasswren and Black-breasted Buzzard.

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Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve (65km south of Darwin), Adelaide River Wetland, Northern Territory, Australia, August 2005
Photo by birdboybowley

[edit] Contact Details

Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory
PO Box 496
Palmerston NT 0831
Tel: (089) 894 555

[edit] External Links

• Find a Park in Northern Territory
• Kakadu National Park
• Territory Wildlife Park
• Watarrka National Park]
• Parks and Nature Reserves in and near Darwin
• List of National Parks, Darwin
• Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
• Tourism NT