The walls
Tall and red.
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Nitmiluk Gorge, also known as Katherine Gorge, is a deep gorge carved by the Katherine River through ancient sandstone in Nitmiluk National Park, in Australia's Northern Territory. It lies about 23 km north-east of the town of Katherine. It is made up of thirteen gorges in a row, with rapids and small falls between them. The place has great ceremonial meaning for the Jawoyn people, the park's custodians, and in their language Nitmiluk means place of the cicada dreaming. In the dry season, roughly April to October, the water in most of the gorges is calm. You see high walls of red and orange sandstone mirrored in calm green water, with green trees on the rocky banks. From lookouts above the rim the river winds between the cliffs, and the rock turns gold in the early morning. It is about 24 km from the town of Katherine in a straight line. Visitors explore it by boat cruise or canoe, and swimming is only allowed in set places and seasons.
Tall and red.
Calm and green.
Between the gorges.
Nitmiluk National Park, near Katherine, Australia
Place of the cicada dreaming, in the Jawoyn language.
By boat cruise or canoe.