Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Kakadu National Park' has mentioned 'River' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| four major river systems: the East Alligator River the West Alligator River the Wildman River the entire South Alligator River six major landforms: estuaries and tidal flats floodplains lowlands the stone country the outliers the southern hills and basins a remarkable variety and concentration of wildlife: over 280 bird species roughly 60 mammal species over 50 freshwater species over 10,000 insect species over 1,600 plant species some 117 species of reptiles | WIKI |
| The industry began on the Adelaide River, close to Darwin, and moved east to the Mary River and Alligator Rivers regions. | WIKI |
| Kapalga Native Industrial Mission was established near the South Alligator River in 1899, but lasted only four years. | WIKI |
| Pastoral leases in the Kakadu area were progressively abandoned from 1889, because the Victoria River and the Barkly Tablelands proved to be better pastoral regions. | WIKI |
| The first mineral discoveries in the Top End were associated with the construction of the Overland Telegraph line between 1870 and 1872, in the Pine Creek xe2x80x93 Adelaide River area. | WIKI |
| In 1953, uranium was discovered along the headwaters of the South Alligator River valley. | WIKI |
| Annual rainfall in Kakadu National Park ranges from 1,565xc2xa0mm in Jabiru to 1,300xc2xa0mm in the Mary River region. | WIKI |
| Isolated pockets of monsoon forest grow along the coast and river banks. | WIKI |
| In comparison, the Murrayxe2x80x93Darling river system, the most extensive in Australia, now supports only 27 native fish species. | WIKI |
| The southern hills and basins cover a large area in the south of the park, including the headwaters of the South Alligator River. | WIKI |
| Kakadu's coast and the creeks and river systems under tidal influence (extending about 100 kilometres inland) make up this landform. | WIKI |
| During the dry season tidal action deposits silt along the river beds and banks. | WIKI |
| During the wet season the river beds are eroded by the floodwaters and large quantities of fresh and saline water flow out across the tidal flats, where silt is deposited. | WIKI |
| Where freshwater springs occur along the coasts and river banks, isolated pockets of coastal monsoon rainforests form. | WIKI |
| Ubirr's proximity to the East Alligator River and Nadab floodplains means that food would have been abundant and this is reflected in much of the rock art here. | WIKI |
| Large saltwater crocodiles are also commonplace and visitors are likely to see them at Yellow Water and East Alligator River so it was no coincidence that the "Crocodile" Dundee films were shot here. | WIKI |
| The main target species is barramundi and the most popular locations are Yellow Water, the South Alligator and the East Alligator River. | WIKI |
| River crossing on the East Alligator River | WIKI |
| Criterion (ix) : The property incorporates significant elements of four major river systems of tropical Australia. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (x) : The park is unique in protecting almost the entire catchment of a large tropical river and has one of the widest ranges of habitats and greatest number of species documented of any comparable area in tropical northern Australia. | UNESCO |
| Although the South Alligator River drainage basin is contained within the park, headwaters of other rivers lie outside. | UNESCO |
| The boundaries are adequate, although in an ideal world, ecological/hydrological criteria would allow a different configuration and might also include the drainage basin of the East Alligator River in Arnhem Land which would add additional values and integrity to Kakadu. | UNESCO |