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Ngurrungurrudjba is one of the main attractions in Kakadu. The
area has over one hundred and twenty thousand people each year.
Ngurrungurrudjba is the name aboriginal uses for Yellow Water
billabong. Along the Alligator River you will see estuarine
crocodiles also known as salt water crocodiles; you will also be
able to observe the Jacana also known as Jesus bird. All the
attractions in Kakadu will give visitors the opportunity to
learn about the aboriginal people, the plants, wildlife,
geology, customs and culture of the people and the area. In the
Bowali Visitor Centre you will have a lot of information about
Kakadu. Alligator Rivers is also the name of a region in Arnhem
Land; the region has three rivers, West, East and South
Alligator River. This area is full of aboriginal art with around
one thousand five hundred sites. The river has been named by
Phillip Parker King in the year 1820 and he mistook saltwater
crocodiles for alligators. |
