Litchfield National Park

Litchfield National Park
Northern Territory
Litchfield National Park is located in Northern Territory
Litchfield National Park
Litchfield National Park
Nearest town or cityAdelaide River
Coordinates13°16′45″S 130°52′36″E / 13.27917°S 130.87667°E / -13.27917; 130.87667
Established29 July 1991 (1991-07-29)[1]
Area1,458.47 km2 (563.1 sq mi)[1]
Visitation329,600 (in 2017)[2]
Managing authoritiesParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
WebsiteLitchfield National Park
See alsoProtected areas of the Northern Territory

Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 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 260,000 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.

  1. ^ a b c "CAPAD 2012 Northern Territory Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Park visitor data". Department of Tourism Sport and Culture. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 April 2019. Traffic counters located along Peninsula and Batchelor road.

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