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Kakadu National Park

Australia
Date of Inscription: 1981
Extension: 1987, 1992
Criteria: (i)(vi)(vii)(ix)(x)
Core zone: 1980400 ha
Northern territory
S12 50 E132 50
Ref: 147ter

Brief Description

This unique archaeological and ethnological reserve, located in the Northern Territory, has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological sites record the skills and way of life of the region’s inhabitants, from the hunter-gatherers of prehistoric times to the Aboriginal people still living there. It is a unique example of a complex of ecosystems, including tidal flats, floodplains, lowlands and plateaux, and provides a habitat for a wide range of rare or endemic species of plants and animals.