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'.[3]
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 km2) to the south of the peninsula, and of adjacent waters. Croker Island, although close east of the peninsula, is not part of the park.
^ abc"CAPAD 2012 Northern Territory Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^"Cobourg Peninsula". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
garig, gunak, barlu, national, park, garig, gunak, barlu, national, park, northern, territory, australia, cobourg, peninsula, some, adjoining, waters, about, kilometres, north, east, territory, capital, darwin, northern, territoryiucn, category, national, park. Garig Gunak Barlu is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia on the Cobourg Peninsula and some adjoining waters about 216 kilometres 134 mi north east of the territory capital of Darwin Garig Gunak Barlu National Park Northern TerritoryIUCN category II national park 1 The Coburg Peninsula from above Garig Gunak Barlu National ParkNearest town or cityJabiruCoordinates11 19 16 S 132 10 42 E 11 32111 S 132 17833 E 11 32111 132 17833Established2000Area2 260 06 km2 872 6 sq mi 1 Managing authoritiesParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Aboriginal traditional land owners the Iwaidja people WebsiteGarig Gunak Barlu National ParkFootnotesRamsar WetlandOfficial nameCobourg PeninsulaDesignated30 March 1992Reference no 545 2 See alsoProtected areas of the Northern Territory 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 3 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 km2 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 Category II protected area 1 All six species of Australian marine turtle live in the area of ocean which is included in the park green sea turtles hawksbill sea turtles flatback sea turtles leatherback sea turtles and olive ridley sea turtles The surrounding ocean is also inhabited by sharks and cetaceans and saltwater crocodiles live near the coast On land over 200 species of bird are found in the park as are several species of mammal 4 See also editProtected areas of the Northern TerritoryReferences edit a b c CAPAD 2012 Northern Territory Summary see DETAIL tab CAPAD 2012 Australian Government Department of the Environment 7 February 2014 Retrieved 7 February 2014 Cobourg Peninsula Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 Official fact sheet and map PDF Archived from the original PDF on 27 March 2014 Australia Lonely Planet 2019 p 836 External links editNASA Earth Observatory Garig Gunak National Park Website Official fact sheet and map nbsp This Northern Territory geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Australian protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garig Gunak Barlu National Park amp oldid 1221424342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
