Ikara Flinders Range National Park
Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park | ||
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Wilpena Pound | ||
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Location: | South Australia , Australia | |
Specialty: | Mountain landscape, rock carvings | |
Next city: | Hawker | |
Surface: | 950 km² | |
Founding: | 1945 |
The Ikara-Flinders Range National Park (Engl. Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park ) is a 950 km² nature reserve in the Flinders Range in the Australian state of South Australia .
The landscape of the national park is characterized by rugged low mountain ridges, deep gorges and sun-burned valley areas. The eucalyptus species River Red Gum ( Eucalyptus camaldulensis ) are typical of the park's flora .
In February 2016, the Aboriginal word Ikara was added to the name Flinderskette . The national park has since been called Ikara-Flinders Range National Park in English . In the language of the Adnyamathanha , a group of four Aboriginal clans in South Australia, Ikara means "meeting point" and is an old name for the landscape of the Wilpena Pound . Wilpena Pound is a mountain basin that forms a natural amphitheater in the center of the national park.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Dulaney, Tim Bennett, Carmen Brown: Flinders Ranges renamed in recognition of traditional Aboriginal owners. ABC, February 12, 2016, accessed February 13, 2016.
- ↑ Keyword: Adnyamathanha people ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , Aboriginal people of South Australia, National Library of South Australia, as of 2015, accessed February 13, 2016.
Web links
- Official website (English).
- Central Flinders Ranges Images of the landscape and wildlife in and around Wilpena Pound
- Ikara Flinders Ranges National Park - Attractions Australia Current information about the Ikara Flinders Ranges National Park and the Wilpena Pound.