Northern Territory
Population: 168,000
Capital: Darwin
Size: 1,346,200 sq km
Climate: Temperate
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Darwin, the Territory's capital, is an efficient, modern,
tropical town - a year-round temperature in the low 30sC making
for a laidback lifestyle. Travellers the world over flock
here to explore the Top End, primarily Kakadu
National Park's prolific wildlife and the Aboriginal art
sites.
Katherine, just south of Darwin (300km is close in the sparcely
populated NT), has famous Katherine
Gorge within the Nitmiluk
National Park, well worth a look.
Alice Springs in the central desert is by no means the dusty
outback town many expect, Alice makes an excellent base to
explore the natural wonders of the region, of which Uluru,
popularly known as Ayers Rock, is the most famous.
This is one of the finest areas to begin to learn about the
Aborigines of the western desert, among the last to come into
contact with European settlers.
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