Davenport Range National Park

Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park
Coordinates: 20 ° 51 ′ 36 ″  S , 134 ° 56 ′ 26 ″  E
Location:	Northern Territory , Australia
Specialty:	Water holes, birds, kangaroos, mining ruins
Next city:	150 mile (s) from Tennant Creek
Surface:	1,120 km²
Founding:	1993

The Iytwelepenty National Park or Davenport Range National Park (often Davenport Murchison National Park ) is a 1,120 square kilometer national park in the center of the Northern Territory , Australia .

location

The park is approximately 250 kilometers southeast of Tennant Creek and 450 kilometers northeast of Alice Springs . From the Stuart Highway , the park can be reached via two unpaved roads. The southern part of the park can be reached via Murray Downs Station and the northern part via Kurundi Station . Alternatively, access is also possible from Barkley Homestead via a 150-kilometer slope along the Frew River .

The national park is located in the Barkley Tablelands and includes the mountain ranges of the Davenport and Murchinson Range .

history

Artifacts in the park attest to the millennia-old history of the Aborigines . The groups of the Whyungu , Alyawarre and Kaytetye are based here. The first Europeans settled here at the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to leftovers from cattle breeding, there are relics of mineral extraction, mines, former missionary work and an old police station.

Flora and fauna

The extensive network of water holes in the national park plays an important role as a retreat for many animals, especially birds. Far from any other river system, the waterholes even provide habitat for seven species of fish as well as one species of crab . In the park you can also find dunnarts , antechinus , spectacled hare kangaroos , the northern hare kangaroo , black paw rock kangaroos , mountain kangaroos and real kangaroos .

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)
• Detailed description of the park (English)
• Map (English; PDF file; 409 kB) ( Memento from October 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australia Easy Read - Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema Maps, Brisbane 2007, ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the park ( en ) Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2016.  
3. ↑ Davenport Range at www.kempen.id.au ( English ) Retrieved June 6, 2009.