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Kakadu National Park . Kakadu Park is located in the NT (Northern Territory) Different forms and colours A place of exceptional beauty and diversity. Flora & Flauna.
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Kakadu National Park Kakadu Park is located in the NT (Northern Territory) Different forms and colours A place of exceptional beauty and diversity
Flora & Flauna • The floodplains, which are inundated for several months each year, feature sedges such as spike rush as well patches of freshwater mangroves (itchy tree), pandanus and paper bark trees (Melaleuca). The diverse environments of Kakadu National Park support an astonishing array of animals, a number of which have adapted to particular habitats. Some animals in the Park are rare, endangered, vulnerable or endemic.
Climate • Kakadu is located in the tropics, between 12° and 14° south of the Equator. The climate is monsoonal, characterised by two main seasons: the dry season and the rain season. The 'build up' describes the transition between the dry and the rain.
Landforms • The major landforms and habitats in Kakadu National Park include an entire tropical river and its catchment, a sandstone plateau and escarpment, savannah woodlands, open forests, rivers, floodplains, mangroves and mudflats. The wildlife in Kakadu National Park includes over 280 species of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals, 55 kinds of freshwater fish, thousands of species of insects, and many species of reptiles, the most famous of which is the salt-water crocodile.
