Katherine is a town in Northern Territory, Australia.
It is situated on the Katherine River (after which it
is named) below the "Top End", 320 kilometres
southeast of Darwin. Katherine is the fourth largest
settlement in the Territory.
Katherine is the service centre for the Gulf
Savannah region of the Territory and a popular
stopping point on the Stuart Highway. Its primary
appeal is tourism with both the Katherine Gorge,
in the Nitmiluk National Park, and the Cutta Cutta
Caves being the most popular drawcards. It has a
stable, permanent population of around 6,000 and
the strategically important RAAF base, RAAF Tindal,
is nearby.