Australasia - Australia: Northern Territory (71) More files...
Desolate, arid and wild, the Northern Territory is Australia's picture-book outback. It encompasses the central portion of Australia known as the red heart (so named because of the colour of the sun-seared rock, sand and soil), in which rests the world's largest rock; Uluru or Ayer's Rock. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which also contains the world-famous Olgas range, is one of the Northern Territory's world heritage sites. The other is Kakadu National Park, which is notable for its wildlife and some of the best examples of Aboriginal rock art in Australia.
Kakadu, situated in the far north of the Territory, experiences tropical humidity in the monsoon season, contrasting with the dryness of the deserts and providing a climate for wildfowl, crocodiles and fro
Ayer's Rock (Uluru), Northern Territory, Australia
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David Noton / Ayer's Rock (Uluru), Northern Territory, Australia
Uluru (Ayer's Rock) at dawn, Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territories, Australia
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David Noton / Uluru (Ayer's Rock) at dawn, Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territories, Australia
Uluru / Ayer's Rock at sunrise with almost full moon, Uluru / Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Uluru / Ayer's Rock at sunrise with almost full moon, Uluru / Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Rain at Ayers Rock (Uluru). Uluru NP, N Territory, Australia
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David Curl / Rain at Ayers Rock (Uluru). Uluru NP, N Territory, Australia
Flowers in sand dunes,Simpson desert, Northern Territory, Australia
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Dave Watts / Flowers in sand dunes,Simpson desert, Northern Territory, Australia
Flowers in sand dunes, Simpson desert, Northern territory, Australia
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Dave Watts / Flowers in sand dunes, Simpson desert, Northern territory, Australia
Fleshy groundsel in flower (Senecio gregorii) Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia
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WILLIAM OSBORN / Fleshy groundsel in flower (Senecio gregorii) Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia
Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia. 2007
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Steven David Miller / Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia. 2007
Granite boulders of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Granite boulders of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
Granite boulders of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Granite boulders of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
Granite boulder of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Granite boulder of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
Granite boulders of Devils Marbles at night with star trails, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Granite boulders of Devils Marbles at night with star trails, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia
Yellow Waters at dawn, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territories, Australia
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David Noton / Yellow Waters at dawn, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territories, Australia
Paperbark Gum trees (Melaleuca sp) growing along Yellow Water, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Paperbark Gum trees (Melaleuca sp) growing along Yellow Water, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Misty morning along Yellow Water, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Misty morning along Yellow Water, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Intermediate egrets {Egretta intermedia} and Pied herons {Ardea picata} Northern Territory, Australia
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Tony Heald / Intermediate egrets {Egretta intermedia} and Pied herons {Ardea picata} Northern Territory, Australia
Saltwater crocodile underwater {Crocodylus porosus} Kakadu NP, NT, Australia
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Michael Pitts / Saltwater crocodile underwater {Crocodylus porosus} Kakadu NP, NT, Australia
Saltwater crocodile hatchling on adult's head {Crocodylus porosus} NT, Australia
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Michael Pitts / Saltwater crocodile hatchling on adult's head {Crocodylus porosus} NT, Australia
Saltwater crocodile jumping. {Crocodylus porosus} Adelaide River, Australia. Northern
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Jeff Rotman / Saltwater crocodile jumping. {Crocodylus porosus} Adelaide River, Australia. Northern
Saltwater crocodile jumping {Crocodylus porosus}, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jeff Rotman / Saltwater crocodile jumping {Crocodylus porosus}, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Black necked stork {Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus} Kakadu NP, NT, Australia.
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Dave Watts / Black necked stork {Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus} Kakadu NP, NT, Australia.
Red water lilies in flower {Nelumbo nucifera} Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Hanne Jens Eriksen / Red water lilies in flower {Nelumbo nucifera} Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia.
Lotusbird / Comb crested jacana, Kakadu NP, Australia {Irediparra gallinacea}
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Dave Watts / Lotusbird / Comb crested jacana, Kakadu NP, Australia {Irediparra gallinacea}
Water lilies {Nymphaceae} on Yellow Water, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Water lilies {Nymphaceae} on Yellow Water, South Alligator River floodplain, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal boy waits to perform in traditional dress. Australia
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John Cancalosi / Aboriginal boy waits to perform in traditional dress. Australia
Aboriginal men, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia on set of 'Monsters we meet'
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Warwick Sloss / Aboriginal men, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia on set of 'Monsters we meet'
View of floodplain and plateau from the top of the sandstone outcrop, Ubirr Rock Art Area, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, July 2007~Restrictions: Editorial use only
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Steven David Miller / View of floodplain and plateau from the top of the sandstone outcrop, Ubirr Rock Art Area, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, July 2007~Restrictions: Editorial use only
Aboriginal rock art paintings of hands at Main Art Site, Mt Borradaile,  Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Aboriginal rock art paintings of hands at Main Art Site, Mt Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal rock art painting of mammal at Main Art Site, Mt Borradaile,  Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Aboriginal rock art painting of mammal at Main Art Site, Mt Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal rock art painting of marsupial at Main Art Site, Mt Borradaile,  Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Aboriginal rock art painting of marsupial at Main Art Site, Mt Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal rock paintings, 5000-yrs-old, Keep River NP, Northern Territory, Australia
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WILLIAM OSBORN / Aboriginal rock paintings, 5000-yrs-old, Keep River NP, Northern Territory, Australia
Tall mulla mulla or Showy foxtail (Ptilotus exaltatus) wildflowers in The Olgas / Katatjuta mountains, Uluru National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, November
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Oriol Alamany / Tall mulla mulla or Showy foxtail (Ptilotus exaltatus) wildflowers in The Olgas / Katatjuta mountains, Uluru National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, November
Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga, Uluru / Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga, Uluru / Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Sunset on western section of domes of Kata Tjuta (Olgas) Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Sunset on western section of domes of Kata Tjuta (Olgas) Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP Northern Territory, Australia
Last light over Mount Olga in Katatjuta massif (The Olgas), Uluru National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Oriol Alamany / Last light over Mount Olga in Katatjuta massif (The Olgas), Uluru National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Road sign in Central Australia Desert with distances to various cities, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Road sign in Central Australia Desert with distances to various cities, Northern Territory, Australia
Ghost Gum tree (Corymbia papuana) growing in red quartzite cliff, Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Ghost Gum tree (Corymbia papuana) growing in red quartzite cliff, Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Termite mounds in Eucalyptus savannah, Mary River, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, November
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Oriol Alamany / Termite mounds in Eucalyptus savannah, Mary River, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, November
Mount Conner, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Mount Conner, Northern Territory, Australia
Bush fire at the end of the dry season. Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia
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David Curl / Bush fire at the end of the dry season. Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia
Bush fire during dry season, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Bush fire during dry season, Northern Territory, Australia
Bush fire warning sign on Victoria highway, Northern Territory, Australia
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WILLIAM OSBORN / Bush fire warning sign on Victoria highway, Northern Territory, Australia
Cycad, new growth after fire {Cycas sp} Northern Territory, Australia
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Tony Heald / Cycad, new growth after fire {Cycas sp} Northern Territory, Australia
Frilled Lizard {Chlamydosaurus kingii} holding onto wooden post, Mary River National Park, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Frilled Lizard {Chlamydosaurus kingii} holding onto wooden post, Mary River National Park, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia
Male Frilled lizard displaying {Chlamydosaurus kingii} NT, Australia
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Dave Watts / Male Frilled lizard displaying {Chlamydosaurus kingii} NT, Australia
Inland / Central bearded dragon lizard {Pogona vitticeps} male defensive threat display, Kulgera, Northern Territory, Australia
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Robert Valentic / Inland / Central bearded dragon lizard {Pogona vitticeps} male defensive threat display, Kulgera, Northern Territory, Australia
Blue tongued skink {Tiliqua scincoides} with tongue extended in threat display, Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Blue tongued skink {Tiliqua scincoides} with tongue extended in threat display, Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia
Wildflowers flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Wildflowers flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
Carpet of wildflowers flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Carpet of wildflowers flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
Wildflowers after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Wildflowers after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
Wildflower flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Wildflower flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
Wild Budgerigar male feeding female at nest hole, courtship {Melopsittacus undulatus} Northern Territory, Australia
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Dave Watts / Wild Budgerigar male feeding female at nest hole, courtship {Melopsittacus undulatus} Northern Territory, Australia
Budgerigar {Melopsittacus undulatus} courtship behaviour, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Dave Watts / Budgerigar {Melopsittacus undulatus} courtship behaviour, Northern Territory, Australia.
Budgerigar {Melopsittacus undulatus} wild adults mating, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Dave Watts / Budgerigar {Melopsittacus undulatus} wild adults mating, Northern Territory, Australia.
Budgerigar {Melopsittacus undulatus} adult looking out of nest hole, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Dave Watts / Budgerigar {Melopsittacus undulatus} adult looking out of nest hole, Northern Territory, Australia.
Two Red-collared Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis) Litchfield NP, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Two Red-collared Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis) Litchfield NP, Northern Territory, Australia
Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis) Litchfield NP, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis) Litchfield NP, Northern Territory, Australia
Blue Winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii), Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Blue Winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii), Northern Territory, Australia
Spinifex Pigeon {Geophaps / Geophaps plumifera} Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles), Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Spinifex Pigeon {Geophaps / Geophaps plumifera} Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles), Northern Territory, Australia
Rock detail of Uluru / Ayer's Rock, Uluru / Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Rock detail of Uluru / Ayer's Rock, Uluru / Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Aerial view of Uluru (Ayer's Rock), Uluru National Park, Red Center, Northern Territory, Australia, November
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Oriol Alamany / Aerial view of Uluru (Ayer's Rock), Uluru National Park, Red Center, Northern Territory, Australia, November
Lightning over Ayers Rock, Uluru NP, Northern Territory, Australia, desert
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David Curl / Lightning over Ayers Rock, Uluru NP, Northern Territory, Australia, desert
Ayer's Rock, Northern Territories, Australia
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David Noton / Ayer's Rock, Northern Territories, Australia
Black-flanked / Black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) male sitting on rock, Heavitree Gap, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
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Steven David Miller / Black-flanked / Black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) male sitting on rock, Heavitree Gap, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Red-headed mouse spider (Missulena occatoria)~defensive display, captive, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Red-headed mouse spider (Missulena occatoria)~defensive display, captive, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Inland bearded dragon {Pogona vitticeps} Northern Territory, Australia
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Dave Watts / Inland bearded dragon {Pogona vitticeps} Northern Territory, Australia
Thorny devil  {Moloch horridus} on desert sand, Uluru National Park, Central Australia
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Steven David Miller / Thorny devil {Moloch horridus} on desert sand, Uluru National Park, Central Australia
Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis) in tree at night, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Steven David Miller / Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis) in tree at night, Northern Territory, Australia.
Tawny frogmouth herad portrait {Podargus strigoides} Northern Territory, Australia
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Tony Heald / Tawny frogmouth herad portrait {Podargus strigoides} Northern Territory, Australia
Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) on leaf, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) on leaf, Northern Territory, Australia
Adult male King brown snake, strike pose {Pseudechis australis} Northern Territory, Australia
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Robert Valentic / Adult male King brown snake, strike pose {Pseudechis australis} Northern Territory, Australia