Editing Watarrka National Park (section)

==Description==
The national park is categorised as an [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] [[IUCN protected area categories#Category II – National Park|Category II protected area]].<ref name="CAPAD2012NTSum"/> On 25 March 1986, it was listed on the now-defunct [[Register of the National Estate]].<ref name="NRE"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article240546433 |title=COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 NOTICE OF ENTRY IN THE REGISTER OF THE NATIONAL ESTATE |newspaper=[[Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special]] |issue=S127 |location=Australia |date=25 March 1986 |access-date=20 June 2019 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia|quote = Kings Canyon National Park, …72,400 ha, located 325 km west of Alice Springs }}</ref>

It contains the popular [[Kings Canyon (Northern Territory)|Kings Canyon]] (Watarrka) at the western end of the George Gill Range and [[Kathleen Springs]], around {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southeast of Kings Canyon.<ref name=norther>{{cite web | title=Watarrka National Park | website=Norther | date=9 February 2022 | url=https://norther.com.au/national-parks/watarrka-national-park/ | access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>

In 1986, Kings Canyon was described by the Department of Environment as follows:<ref name="NRE">{{cite AHD|190|Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Park, Ernest Giles Rd, Yulara (sic), NT, Australia  - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate |date=25 March 1986|accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref><blockquote>One of the most spectacular canyons in Central Australia. Kings Canyon contains some 60 rare or relict plant species and a total of 572 different plant species and 80 species of birds. It is a 'living plant museum' and is notable for its stands of cycads & permanent rock pools. There are some well-preserved Aboriginal paintings and engravings in the area...</blockquote>