Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of 19,804#160;km square kilometres, extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. One of the richest uranium mines in the world is located within the park. br/br/Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites as there are more than 5000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for up to 40 000 years.