back to world map TRANSLATE 9. Today we visit the "Katherine National Park" , 29km northeast of Katherine.  Centre of this wild conservation-area is the "Katherine Gorge" with a length of 30km, which dug to 100m into the plateau of sandstone.

Katherine National Park (Photo by Gerhard Lang 12.10.2003)

Katherine National Park (Photo by Gerhard Lang 12.10.2003)

We drive 20km over a sideroad to the "Edith Falls". The waterfalls consists of a chain of cascades, which fall down over the rocky crag of the Arnhem Plateau and form several lagoons.

Edith Falls (Photo by Gerhard Lang 12.10.2003)

move on:   1. Adelaide  2. Coober Pedy  3. Ayers Rock  4. Kings Canyon  5. Alice Springs  6. Barrow Creek  7. Devil Marbles   8. Mataranka  9. Katherine N.P.   10. Kakadu N.P.  11. Ubirr Rock  12. Darwin  13. Litchfield N.P.  14. Kimberley  15. Broome  16. Blow Holes  17. Shell Beach  18. Monkey Mia  19. Pinnacles  20. Perth

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