National Park · Australia
Litchfield National Park
Litchfield National Park is a national park in Australia, covering 360,391 acres (145,845 ha), established in 1986.
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Area | 360,391 acres (145,845 ha) |
| Established | 1986 |
| Coordinates | 13.2792° S, 130.8767° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Litchfield National Park
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. Each year the park attracts over 329,000 visitors. Proclaimed a national park in 1986, it is named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a Territory pioneer, who explored areas of the Northern Territory from Escape Cliffs in Van Diemen Gulf to the Daly River in 1864.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW) · Darwin, Australia · 59.7 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Litchfield National Park?
Litchfield National Park is in Australia (13.2792° S, 130.8767° E).
When was Litchfield National Park established?
Litchfield National Park was established in 1986, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Litchfield National Park?
Litchfield National Park covers 360,391 acres (145,845 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568376 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).