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Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park

Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range, or Davenport Ranges National Park (Iytwellepenty), previously the Davenport Murchison National Park, is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia about 1,033 kilometres (642 mi) south-east of the territorial capital of Darwin, occupying around 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)s of the Davenport Range. It lies within the Davenport Murchison Ranges bioregion, an area of 58,050 km2 (22,410 sq mi), with a climate ranging from semiarid to subtropical.

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Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park
Iytwelepenty/Davenport Range National Park (outlined in green)
Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park
LocationNorthern Territory, Davenport2
Nearest cityTennant Creek
Area1,278.47 km2 (493.62 sq mi)1
Established1993
Governing bodyParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
WebsiteOfficial website

Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range, or Davenport Ranges National Park (Iytwellepenty),3 previously the Davenport Murchison National Park,4 is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia about 1,033 kilometres (642 mi) south-east of the territorial capital of Darwin,5 occupying around 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)s of the Davenport Range.3 It lies within the Davenport Murchison Ranges bioregion, an area of 58,050 km2 (22,410 sq mi), with a climate ranging from semiarid to subtropical.4

The mountains were caused by a tectonic event hundreds of millions of years ago, but recent images from space have shown that erosion occurred that exposed the ridges and valleys only around 100 million years ago.6 Amelia Creek crater, an ancient eroded impact crater lies within the Davenport Range in the area.7

See also

See also

  • Old Police Station Waterhole
    Old Police Station Waterhole
  • Old Police Station ruins
    Old Police Station ruins


References

References

  1. "CAPAD 2012 Northern Territory Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government – Department of the Environment. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Place Names Register Extract for "Iytwelepenty / Davenport Ranges National Park"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. "Northern Territory For Everyone: Davenport Murchision National Park". Northern Territory for Everyone. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. Davenport Murchison Ranges bioregion (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  6. "Davenport-Murchison Range, Northern Territory, Australia". NASA Earth Observatory. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. "Earth Impact Database: Amelia Creek". Planetary and Space Science Centre, University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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