Nitmiluk National Park
A park around a series of gorges cut by the Katherine River, 23 kilometres north-east of the town of Katherine, with Edith Falls in its north. The Jawoyn people are its custodians, and in their language the name means place of the cicada dreaming.
- Where
- Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -14.3122, 132.4230
Get the Nitmiluk National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nitmiluk National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Northern Territory volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nitmiluk National Park
Kakadu National Park 146 km
A vast park 171 kilometres south-east of Darwin, listed as a World Heritage Site for both its wetlands and its Aboriginal rock art. Ubirr and Nourlangie hold paintings made over thousands of years, and the floodplains fill with birds and crocodiles.
Litchfield National Park 203 km
About 1,500 square kilometres of bush near Batchelor, 100 kilometres south-west of Darwin, known for its waterfalls and swimming holes. Florence, Wangi and Tolmer Falls drop off the sandstone plateau, and fields of magnetic termite mounds stand aligned north to south.
Mindil Beach 270 km
A beach close to Darwin's city centre, best known for the Sunset Markets held on dry season evenings. Thousands come for food stalls from across Asia and the rest of the world, and to watch the sun go down over the sea.
Purnululu National Park 542 km
A remote World Heritage park in the East Kimberley, about 300 kilometres south of Kununurra. It holds the Bungle Bungle Range, beehive-shaped domes of sandstone banded in orange and black that rise 250 metres above the savannah.
Devils Marbles 722 km
Fields of giant rounded granite boulders, many balanced on one another, about 105 kilometres south of Tennant Creek beside the Stuart Highway. The place is sacred to its Aboriginal traditional owners, and the boulders glow red at sunrise and sunset.
West MacDonnell National Park 1,015 km
A national park stretching west of Alice Springs along the MacDonnell Ranges, a chain of red ridges cut by gaps and gorges. Simpsons Gap, Ellery Creek Big Hole and Ormiston Gorge are all within it, and the Larapinta Trail runs its length.
Alice Springs Desert Park 1,055 km
A wildlife park and education centre at the foot of the MacDonnell Ranges on the edge of Alice Springs. Walkways lead through recreated desert habitats of central Australia, with a nocturnal house for the animals that only come out after dark.
Kings Canyon 1,110 km
A sheer-walled canyon at the western end of the George Gill Range, about 321 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, in Watarrka National Park. The rim walk climbs to the top of the red sandstone walls and passes the Garden of Eden, a waterhole sheltered by palms and ferns.
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Questions
Where is Nitmiluk National Park?
Nitmiluk National Park is in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kakadu National Park (146 km), Litchfield National Park (203 km), Mindil Beach (270 km).
How do I get the Nitmiluk National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nitmiluk National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Northern Territory volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nitmiluk National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Northern Territory volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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