| Kakadu National Park is located in the wet-dry
tropics 250 kilometers east of Darwin
in the Northern
Territory.
The Kakadu Board of Management has endorsed a new
vision for tourism in Kakadu National Park. The vision will
be used to reposition Kakadu as a unique World Heritage destination
with exceptional natural and cultural values.
ABORIGINAL CONNECTIONS
Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by its Aboriginal traditional
owners and the Director of National Parks. The traditional owners
are proud to share their country with visitors.
The name 'Kakadu' comes from an Aboriginal floodplain language
called Gagudju which was one of the languages spoken in the north
of the park at the beginning of the twentieth century. Although
languages such as Gagudju and Limilngan are no longer regularly
spoken, descendants of these language groups are still living in
Kakadu. Contemporary Aboriginal languages used in the Park include
Kunwinjku from the north-eastern region, Gun-djeihmi from the central
region and Jawoyn from the southern region.
WORLD HERITAGE
Kakadu was declared a park in three stages. Stage one was declared
on 5 April 1979, stage two was declared on 28 February 1984 while
stage three was declared in successive stages on 12 June 1987, 22
November 1989 and 24 June 1991.
Kakadu National Park is a World Heritage listed place and has been
identified as a key element of Australia's great National
Landscapes.
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Kakadu
