Nitmiluk Gorge

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Nitmiluk Gorge is a spectacular series of sandstone gorges carved by the Katherine River in Nitmiluk National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, Aboriginal cultural significance, and popular boating and hiking opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gorge system ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleBy boat ⓘ
road ⓘ
walking tracks ⓘ
coManagedBy Jawoyn people ⓘ
composedOf sandstone ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFromKatherine about 30 km ⓘ
drySeason approximately May to October ⓘ
formedBy fluvial erosion by Katherine River ⓘ
geologicalEra Proterozoic sandstone ⓘ
hasAboriginalName Nitmiluk ⓘ
hasActivity camping nearby ⓘ
swimming (seasonal, crocodile-managed) ⓘ
hasClimate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasCulturalSite rock art sites ⓘ
hasFeature rock pools ⓘ
seasonal waterfalls ⓘ
hasNumberOfGorges 13 ⓘ
hasTrail Jatbula Trail ⓘ
hasViewpoint lookouts along walking tracks ⓘ
hasWildlife estuarine crocodiles (seasonal presence) ⓘ
freshwater crocodiles ⓘ
fruit bats ⓘ
various bird species ⓘ
wallabies ⓘ
isSacredTo Jawoyn people ⓘ
JatbulaTrailLength approximately 62 km ⓘ
knownFor Aboriginal cultural significance ⓘ
boating ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ
cruise tours ⓘ
dramatic sandstone cliffs ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
scenic flights ⓘ
locatedIn Nitmiluk National Park ⓘ
Northern Territory ⓘ
locatedNear Katherine, Northern Territory ⓘ
managedBy Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory ⓘ
meaningOfName place of the cicada dreaming ⓘ
previousName Katherine Gorge ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus within national park ⓘ
tourismRegion Top End ⓘ
traditionalOwners Jawoyn people ⓘ
watercourse Katherine River ⓘ
wetSeason approximately November to April ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Katherine Gorge → hasAlternativeName → Nitmiluk Gorge ⓘ
Nitmiluk National Park → hasFeature → Nitmiluk Gorge ⓘ
Nitmiluk National Park → namedAfter → Nitmiluk Gorge ⓘ
Jawoyn → traditionalRegion → Nitmiluk Gorge area ⓘ
linked to: Nitmiluk Gorge
Jawoyn → hasCulturalLandscape → gorges and escarpments of Nitmiluk ⓘ
linked to: Nitmiluk Gorge
Jawoyn people → ethnicGroupOf → Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) area ⓘ
linked to: Nitmiluk Gorge
Nitmiluk → hasOfficialName → Nitmiluk Gorge ⓘ
Jatbula Trail → terminusA → Nitmiluk Gorge ⓘ