Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal territory in the centre and central northern region of Australia. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west, South Australia to the south, and Queensland to the east.
To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafua Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Despite its large area—over 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi), making it the third largest Australian federal division—it is sparsely populated. With a population of 233,300 it is the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories.
The capital city is Darwin. The population is not concentrated in coastal regions but rather along the Stuart Highway. The other major settlements are (in order of size) are Alice Springs, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, and Tennant Creek.
Residents of the Northern Territory are often known simply as 'Territorians', or more informally as 'Top Enders' and 'Centralians'.
To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafua Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Despite its large area—over 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi), making it the third largest Australian federal division—it is sparsely populated. With a population of 233,300 it is the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories.
The capital city is Darwin. The population is not concentrated in coastal regions but rather along the Stuart Highway. The other major settlements are (in order of size) are Alice Springs, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, and Tennant Creek.
Residents of the Northern Territory are often known simply as 'Territorians', or more informally as 'Top Enders' and 'Centralians'.
Northern Territory Fauna emblem
Red Kangaroo
Northern Territory Flora emblem
Sturts Desert Rose
Northern Territory flag
Northern Territory Coat of Arms.
Parks & Wildlife Commission Northern Territory
The Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission is responsible for the management, protection and sustainable development of the Territory's parks and reserves. The Commission manages a total of 88 protected areas (current as of 5th July 2016) on behalf of the Northern Territory Government. The total size of these parks is 4,943,470 hectares.
More information can be found at the website of Parks and Wildlife Commission NT.
Types of Parks in the Northern Territory.
- Biodiversity Hotspot
- Coastal Reserve
- Conservation Area
- Conservation Covenant
- Conservation Reserve
- Desert Park
- Historical Reserve
- Hunting Reserve
- Indigenous Protected Area
- Marine Park
- National Park
- National Park (Commonwealth)
- Nature Park
- Recreation Area
- Wildlife Park
CAPAD data (as of 2014)
Every two years, the Australian Government collects information on protected areas from state and territory Governments and other protected area managers. This information is published in the Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD).
More information can be found at.....
https://www.environment.gov.au/land/nrs/science/capad
More information can be found at.....
https://www.environment.gov.au/land/nrs/science/capad
Qualifying parks in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory has 18 National Parks (two of those are under the control of the Federal Government).
All 18 of those National Parks qualify for the WWFF program, along with 22 Conservation Reserves, 13 Nature Parks, 2 Historical Reserves, 1 Coastal Reserve, 1 Reserve, 1 Recreation Area, 2 Conservation Areas, and 2 Marine Parks.
In total, there are 62 qualifying parks in the Northern Territory.
All 18 of those National Parks qualify for the WWFF program, along with 22 Conservation Reserves, 13 Nature Parks, 2 Historical Reserves, 1 Coastal Reserve, 1 Reserve, 1 Recreation Area, 2 Conservation Areas, and 2 Marine Parks.
In total, there are 62 qualifying parks in the Northern Territory.
Extra information
- Kakudu NP, VKFF-252 - this park is listed under the Northern Territory list. However it is a Federally managed park and is not controlled by the Northern Territory Parks & Wildlife Comm. Enqs are underway to have this amended with WWFF.
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta, VKFF-0505 - this is a Federally managed park
VKFF history in the Northern Territory
2nd February 2019:
Seven (7) new parks were added to the WWFF Directory.
They being:-
Seven (7) new parks were added to the WWFF Directory.
They being:-
- Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve VKFF-2858
- Arltunga Historical Reserve VKFF-2859
- Casuarina Coastal Reserve VKFF-2860
- Daly River (Mt Nancar) Conservation Area VKFF-2861
- Harrison Dam Conservation Area VKFF-2862
- Manton Dam Recreation Area VKFF-2863
- Owen Springs Reserve VKFF-2864
KML file showing the location of the VK8 parks
| vk8_vkff_as_of_0103206.kml |
KMZ file showing the boundaries
| vkff-vk8.kmz |
Northern Territory Parks and Reserves List
The Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory maintain a database of all areas (terrestrial and marine) managed by the Commission. The database contains information on individual land parcels and includes area under management, declaration details, management arrangements and other information relevant to the parcel. A summary of the information can be viewed by opening the document below....
| nt-parks-and-reserves-list__1_.pdf |
Annual Report 2014-2015
| pwcnt-2014-15-annual-report.pdf |
Territory Parks and WIldlife Conservation Act
| tpawca451.pdf |
The Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service has a Facebook site which can be located at.....
https://www.facebook.com/ParksandWildlifeNT/
https://www.facebook.com/ParksandWildlifeNT/
Mapping
https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit
Videos
Info courtesy of:
1. Parks & Wildlife Commission (NT)
2 Wikipiedia, www.wikipedia.org
1. Parks & Wildlife Commission (NT)
2 Wikipiedia, www.wikipedia.org