Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)
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The Northern Territory contains 95 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 53,505 km² (land area: 51,269 km² – 3.81% of the territory’s area). Ten of these are National parks, totalling 19,622 km² (1.46% of the territory’s area). Four are Aboriginal National Parks, totalling 5,315 km² (0.39% of the territory’s area). Another four are Commonwealth National Parks (managed by the Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service – Commonwealth Government), totalling 21,143 km² (1.57% of the territory’s area).
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Protected areas of the Northern Territory
Conservation Reserves
- Annas Reservoir
- Blackmore River
- Caranbirrini
- Connells Lagoon
- Corroboree Rock
- Devil's Marbles
- Ewaninga Rock Carvings
- Fogg Dam
- Henbury Meteorites
- Illamurta Springs
- Kuyunba
- Mac Clark (Acacia Peuce)
- Native Gap
- Rainbow Valley
- Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) (aboriginal)
Historical Reserves
- Alice Springs Telegraph Station
- Arltunga
- Attack Creek
- Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
- Central Mount Stuart
- Chambers Pillar
- Channel Island
- Gregorys Tree
- Heavitree Gap Police Station
- John Flynn Memorial
- John Flynns Grave
- Ryan Well
- Stuarts Tree
- Tennant Creek Telegraph Station
- Victoria River Depot
Hunting Reserves
Management Agreement Areas
National Parks
- Barranyi (North Island) (Aboriginal)
- Charles Darwin
- Davenport Murchison
- Djukbinj (Aboriginal)
- Dulcie Ranges
- Elsey
- Finke Gorge
- Garig Gunak Barlu (Aboriginal - formerly Gurig National Park & Cobourg Marine Park)
- Gregory
- Jabiru (Commonwealth) (NOTE: it is not clear if this is a separate NP or if it is incorporated in Kakadu NP)
- Kakadu (Commonwealth)
- Kakadu Holiday Village (Commonwealth) (NOTE: it is not clear if this is a separate NP or if it is incorporated in Kakadu NP)
- Keep River
- Litchfield
- Mary River (proposed)
- Nitmiluk (Aboriginal)
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Commonwealth)
- Watarrka
- West Macdonnell
Nature Parks
- Butterfly Gorge
- Cutta Cutta Caves
- Emily And Jessie Gap
- Flora River
- Holmes Jungle
- Howard Springs
- Katherine Low Level
- Kintore Caves
- Leaning Tree Lagoon
- N'dhala Gorge
- Ruby Gap
- Trephina Gorge
- Umbrawarra Gorge
- Douglas Hot Springs (Tjuwaliyn) (aboriginal)
Other Conservation Areas
- Adelaide River Foreshore
- Alice Springs
- Alligator Lagoon
- Annaburroo Delta Block
- Berry Springs Access
- Black Jungle / Lambells Lagoon
- Casuarina
- Daly River
- Darwin
- Douglas / Daly Esplanade
- Harrison Dam
- Indian Island
- Knuckey Lagoons
- Manton Dam
- Mary River
- Mary River Crossing
- McKinley River
- Melacca Swamp
- Olloo Crossing
- Point Stuart
- Purta
- Shady Camp
- Swim Creek
- Tree Point
- Vernon Islands
- Wildman River
- Territory / Berry Springs (combined Wildlife / Nature Park)
Protected Areas
See also:
External Links
- Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (http://www.nt.gov.au/ipe/paw/welcome.html)