Protected areas of the Northern Territory
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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 park
s, 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).
Indigenous Protected Areas
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Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
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 park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s, 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).
Conservation Reserves
- Annas Reservoir
- Blackmore River
- Caranbirrini
- Connells Lagoon
- Corroboree Rock
- Devil's MarblesDevil's Marbles Conservation ReserveThe Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve is located south of Tennant Creek area of Northern Territory in Australia.-Location:The area is located near Wauchope, approximately 114 km south of Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory. The site is known as Karlu Karlu to the land's Aboriginal...
- Ewaninga Rock CarvingsEwaninga Rock Carvings Conservation ReserveThe Ewaninga Conservation Reserve is an area of low sand dunes, rocky outcrops and a claypan about 35 km south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. The site was gazetted on 20 November 1996....
- Fogg DamFogg Dam Conservation ReserveThe Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is a wetland area approximately east of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies within the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains, which is an Important Bird Area...
- Henbury MeteoritesHenbury Meteorites Conservation ReserveHenbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The reserve is located 145 kilometres south west of Alice Springs and contains twelve craters, which were formed when a fragmented meteorite hit the earth’s surface.Henbury is one of five meteorite...
- Illamurta Springs
- Kuyunba
- Mac Clark (Acacia Peuce)
- Native Gap
- Newhaven ReserveNewhaven ReserveNewhaven Reserve lies 363 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs at the junction of three distinct bioregions: the Great Sandy Desert, MacDonnell Ranges and Burt Plain in the Northern Territory of Australia....
- Rainbow Valley
- Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) (aboriginal)
Historical Reserves
- Alice Springs Telegraph Station
- Arltunga
- Attack Creek
- Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
- Booya (ship)Booya (ship)Booya was a three-masted schooner with a steel hull built in the Netherlands in 1917. She was originally named De Lauwers. Booya was last seen anchored off Fort Hill wharf in Darwin Harbour at about 8.00pm on 24 December 1974, the evening Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin...
- 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
National Parks
- Barranyi (North Island)Barranyi (North Island) National ParkBarranyi National Park is in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory of Australia, 737 km southeast of Darwin.See also: Protected areas of the Northern Territory...
(Aboriginal) - Charles DarwinCharles Darwin National ParkCharles Darwin National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 4 km southeast of Darwin. It is notable for its World War II–era concrete bunkers, one of which has been converted into a visitors centre and display of World War II memorabilia. It also has lookouts towards the city of...
- Davenport MurchisonDavenport Murchison National ParkDavenport Murchison is a national park in the Northern Territory , 1033 km southeast of Darwin. Amelia Creek crater, an ancient eroded impact crater lies within the Davenport Range in the area....
- DjukbinjDjukbinj National ParkDjukbinj is a national park in the Northern Territory , 59 km east-northeast of Darwin.See also: Protected areas of the Northern Territory...
(Aboriginal) - Dulcie RangesDulcie Ranges National ParkDulcie Ranges is a national park in the Northern Territory , 1235 km southeast of Darwin.See also: Protected areas of the Northern Territory...
- ElseyElsey National ParkElsey is a national park in the Northern Territory , 378 km southeast of Darwin.See also: Protected areas of the Northern Territory...
- Finke GorgeFinke Gorge National ParkFinke Gorge is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1318 km south of Darwin.The Park covers an area of 458 square kilometres, and includes the impressive desert oasis Palm Valley, home to a diverse range of plant species, many of which are rare and unique to the area...
- Garig Gunak BarluGarig Gunak Barlu National ParkGarig Gunak Barlu is a national park around the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory, Australia, 216 km northeast of Darwin. It was established by joining the former Gurig National Park and the Cobourg Marine Park....
(Aboriginal - formerly Gurig National Park & Cobourg Marine Park) - GregoryGregory National ParkGregory is a national park in the Northern Territory , 359 km south of Darwin.-Birds:The park has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports much of the eastern subspecies of the White-quilled Rock-Pigeon and small numbers of the endangered Gouldian...
- Jabiru (Commonwealth) (NOTE: it is not clear if this is a separate NP or if it is incorporated in Kakadu NP)
- KakaduKakadu National ParkKakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of , extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres...
(Commonwealth) - Keep RiverKeep River National ParkKeep River National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 418 km southwest of Darwin and 468 km west of Katherine. The nearest town is Kununurra in Western Australia.-Environment:...
- LitchfieldLitchfield National ParkLitchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia...
- Limmen (proposed)
- Mary RiverMary River National ParkMary River is a proposed national park in the Northern Territory . It will incorporate the following areas:* Alligator Lagoon Conservation Area* Annaburroo Delta Block Conservation Area* Boggy Springs Conservation Area...
(proposed) - NitmilukNitmiluk National ParkNitmiluk National Park which is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin, has been established around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls...
(Aboriginal) - Uluru-Kata TjutaUluru-Kata Tjuta National ParkUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is UNESCO World Heritage-listed in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located 1431 kilometres south of Darwin by road and 440 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs along the Stuart and Lasseter Highways...
(Commonwealth) - WatarrkaWatarrka National ParkWatarrka is a national park in the Northern Territory , 1316 km south of Darwin and 323 km southwest of Alice Springs. It contains the much visited Kings Canyon at the western end of the George Gill Range and Kathleen Springs ....
- West MacdonnellWest MacDonnell National ParkWest MacDonnell is a national park in the Northern Territory , 1234 km south of Darwin. It extends along the MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs....
Nature Parks
- Butterfly Gorge
- Cutta Cutta Caves
- Emily And Jessie Gap
- Flora River
- Holmes Jungle
- Howard SpringsHoward Springs Nature ParkHoward Springs is a 283ha nature park located 35km south of Darwin, Northern Territory. A suitable habitat for waterfowl of the Northern Territory, it also has swimming areas and walking trails....
- Katherine Low Level
- Kintore Caves
- Leaning Tree Lagoon
- N'dhala Gorge
- Ruby Gap
- Trephina Gorge
- Umbrawarra GorgeUmbrawarra Gorge Nature ParkUmbrawarra Gorge Nature Park is a nature park located 245 km south of Darwin and 115 km west of Katherine in the Northern Territory.-External links:**...
- Douglas Hot Springs (Tjuwaliyn) (aboriginal)
Other Conservation Areas
- Adelaide River Foreshore
- Alice SpringsAlice Springs Desert ParkThe Alice Springs Desert Park is an environmental education facility in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.It is sited on , with a core area of...
- Alligator Lagoon
- Annaburroo Delta Block
- Berry Springs Access
- Black Jungle / Lambells Lagoon
- Casuarina
- Daly River
- Darwin
- Douglas / Daly Esplanade
- Harrison Dam
- Indian Island
- Knuckey LagoonsKnuckey Lagoons Conservation ReserveKnuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve is a small conservation reserve wetland located on the outskirts of Darwin and Palmerston in the Northern Territory....
- 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
- Alice Springs Area
- Joint Geological / Geophysical Research Station
- Longreach Waterhole
Indigenous Protected AreasIndigenous Protected AreasAn Indigenous Protected Area is a class of protected area formed by agreement with Indigenous Australians, declared by Indigenous Australians, and formally recognised by the Government of Australia as being part of its National Reserve System....
- Angas Downs Indigenous Protected AreaAngas Downs Indigenous Protected AreaAngas Downs Indigenous Protected Area is an Indigenous-owned pastoral lease, within the MacDonnell Shire area, 300 km south-west of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 135 km east from Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park , 100 km south-east of Kings Canyon/Watarrka National Park and...
- Anindilyakwa Indigenous Protected Area
- Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area
- Djelk Indigenous Protected Area
- Laynhapuy Indigenous Protected Area
- Northern Tanami Indigenous Protected Area
- Warddeken Indigenous Protected Area
See also:
- Protected areas of AustraliaProtected areas of AustraliaProtected areas of Australia include Commonwealth and off-shore protected areas managed by the Australian government, as well as protected areas within each of the six states of Australia and two self-governing territories , which are managed by the eight state and territory...