Litchfield National Park lies near the township of Batchelor, about 100 kilometers southwest of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. Proclaimed a national park in 1986 and formally established on July 29, 1991, it covers about 1,458 square kilometers. The park is known for waterfalls including Wangi Falls, Florence Falls, and Tolmer Falls, along with distinctive magnetic termite mounds and pockets of monsoon rainforest, and it holds cultural significance for the Kungarakan and Marranunggu peoples, whose sacred sites lie within its boundaries. It is named for Frederick Henry Litchfield, an early Northern Territory pioneer, and draws more than 329,000 visitors a year.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory 1 Sources
1. Litchfield National Park (Wikipedia)
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Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1,500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1,500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
View the Source 2. Litchfield National Park (Wikidata)
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- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1568376 P571 inception
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- Part Of: Australia, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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