Darwin – Northern Territory

Fast Facts

Total Area (in Northern Terrytory): 549,000 sqm²

Population (in Northern Terrytory): 218,000

Telephone Area Code: 08

Official Website: www.nt.gov.au

General Information

• It is the closest Australian city to Asia.
• During World War II, Darwin was attacked by the Japanese army.
• Also in 1970’s Cyclone Tracey swept through Darwin and created devastation and destruction.

Weather

The Northern Territory has two main climates. For those in the Northern part of Northern Territory, it is tropical weather with either humid or wet seasons during the year

• The centre is desert weather with little to no rain and hot conditions

Uluru/Ayers Rock

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is one of the largest sandstone rock formation in the world and is listed as a World Heritage Site for its outstanding cultural and natural importance. 

Located in the southern part of the Northern Territory, it's notable for the ilusion of changing colors at different times of the day and year. The famous color is the vivid red achieved during sunset.

You can also climb Uluru and experience the spectacular views. Every year lots of tourists climb the famous rock even though Australian Aborigenes request them not to climb being a sacred site to most of them.

Kakadu National Park

• It is 3 hours drive from Darwin
• Kakadu National Park has over 19,000 kilometres of land that is heritage listed. This means that the land is protected at all times so we can enjoy the native wildlife
• At Kakadu, there is a huge variety of wildlife, land formations and four rivers that flow through it!
• You can also see Aboriginal culture and paintings all around it showing the importance of Aboriginal history

Alice Springs

• ‘Alice’ is the third largest city in the Northern Territory and is found in the centre of Australia
• Alice is the place to go to experience and see Aboriginal art and paintings
• You can also listen to the many wonderful Aboriginal Dreamtimes stories
• The Royal Flying Doctor Service is located at Alice. This is vital for farmers and their families that live in the area as they can access medical attention and fly to main hospitals for treatmentThere are two main seasons in Kakadu – the dry and wet season where you can have dry weather or warm weather with rain