The Impact Of Mining In Kakadu National Park
‘The Impact of Mining in Kakadu National Park’
This report will explain the impact of mining in Kakadu National park and what effect it has on such topics as marine life, flora and fauna, tourism, climate and the history of Kakadu National Park.
Map of Kakadu National Park
History
The name Kakadu comes from the mispronunciation of ‘Gagadju’ which is the traditional name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the Park. Aboriginals have continuously populated Kakadu National Park for the past 40,000 years as archaeological sites with sacred art work in them proposes that the land has been inhabited for a minimum of 60,000 years. Kakadu stretches more than five million acres of land as has many historical landmarks and cultural aboriginal sites.
Climate …show more content…
The tropics are between 12 ° and 14 ° near the equator. The park is monsoonal and has two seasons; wet and dry. During the dry season from April, May to September, Dry southerly and easterly trade winds predominate. Humidity is relatively low and the rain is unusual. At Jabiru, the average maximum temperature for June and July is 32°C. During the build up of Kakadu National Park between October to December, the conditions can be extremely uncomfortable with high temperatures because the winds are high in humidity. However the build up storms are impressive and lightning strikes are frequent. The Top End of Australia records more lightning strikes per year than any other place on earth. At Jabiru the average maximum temperature for October is 37.5
This report will explain the impact of mining in Kakadu National park and what effect it has on such topics as marine life, flora and fauna, tourism, climate and the history of Kakadu National Park.
Map of Kakadu National Park
History
The name Kakadu comes from the mispronunciation of ‘Gagadju’ which is the traditional name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the Park. Aboriginals have continuously populated Kakadu National Park for the past 40,000 years as archaeological sites with sacred art work in them proposes that the land has been inhabited for a minimum of 60,000 years. Kakadu stretches more than five million acres of land as has many historical landmarks and cultural aboriginal sites.
Climate …show more content…
The tropics are between 12 ° and 14 ° near the equator. The park is monsoonal and has two seasons; wet and dry. During the dry season from April, May to September, Dry southerly and easterly trade winds predominate. Humidity is relatively low and the rain is unusual. At Jabiru, the average maximum temperature for June and July is 32°C. During the build up of Kakadu National Park between October to December, the conditions can be extremely uncomfortable with high temperatures because the winds are high in humidity. However the build up storms are impressive and lightning strikes are frequent. The Top End of Australia records more lightning strikes per year than any other place on earth. At Jabiru the average maximum temperature for October is 37.5