Kakadu (NT)

LocationBetween East and South Alligator rivers inland from the shores of Van Diemen Gulf; south to the mountain ranges; at Cannon Hill and Mount Basedow.
Co-ordinates133°0'E x 12°35'S
Area2,300 sq. m. (6,000 sq. km.)
ReferencesEylmann, 1908; Spencer, 1914; Basedow, 1925; Capell, 1940, 1942, 1963; Tindale, 1940; Berndt and Berndt, 1951, 1964; Elkin, Berndt and Berndt, 1951; Elkin, 1961; Peterson, 1970 pers. comm.
Alternative NamesKakadju, Kakatu, Ka:ka:dju, Kakata, Karkadoo, Gagadu, Gagadju, Awur (language term), Auwur, Arwur, A:rwu:r, ? Abedal.