Garig Gunak Barlu is a
protected area
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in the
Northern Territory
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of
Australia
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on the
Cobourg Peninsula and some adjoining waters about north-east of the territory capital of
Darwin.
It was established by joining the former Gurig National Park and the Cobourg Marine Park. Its name derives from the local
Garig language, and the words ''gunak'' 'land' and ''barlu'' 'deep water'.
The national park consists of all land of the Cobourg Peninsula, of
Burford Island, the
Sir George Hope Islands (from west to east Greenhill, Wangoindjung, Warldagawaji, Morse, Wunmiyi), Mogogout Island and
Endyalgout Island (117.4 km
2) to the south of the peninsula, and of adjacent waters.
Croker Island, although close east of the peninsula, is not part of the park.
It is categorized as an
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
Category II protected area.
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See also
* Protected areas of the Northern Territory
The protected areas of the Northern Territory consists of protected areas managed by the governments of the Northern Territory and Australia and private organisations with a reported total area of being 24.8% of the total area of the Northern Te ...
References
External links
NASA Earth Observatory
Garig Gunak National Park Website
Official fact sheet and map
Arnhem Land tropical savanna
Cobourg Peninsula
National parks of the Northern Territory
Protected areas established in 2000
Ramsar sites in Australia
2000 establishments in Australia
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