Editing Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
| state                  = nt
| iucn_category          = II
| iucn_ref               = <ref name=CAPAD2012NTSum/>
| image                  = West MacDonnell National Park.JPG
| caption                = View along the West MacDonnell Ranges from the Larapinta Trail, near Glen Helen
| coordinates            = {{coord|23|41|S|133|08|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NT_dim:50000|display=inline,title}}
| relief                 = yes
| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Alice Springs, Northern Territory|Alice Springs]]
| area                   = 2568.61
| area_footnotes         = <ref name=CAPAD2012NTSum>{{cite web|title=CAPAD 2012 Northern Territory Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/0f927a4e-336a-490c-a896-ec37874a5c73/files/capad2012nt.xlsx|work=CAPAD 2012|publisher=Australian Government - Department of the Environment|access-date=7 February 2014|date=7 February 2014}}</ref>
|local_map=yes|zoom=7| established            = {{start date|1992|09|30|df=y}}
| established_footnotes  = <ref name="CAPAD2012NTSum"/>
| visitation_num         = 
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| visitation_footnotes   = 
| managing_authorities   =[[Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory]]
| url                    = http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/parks/find/westmacdonnell
}}

'''Tjoritja /''' '''West MacDonnell''' is a national park in the [[Northern Territory]] ([[Australia]]) due west of [[Alice Springs]] and 1234&nbsp;km south of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/ |title=Parks and Wildlife Commission  of the Northern Territory |access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref> It extends along the [[MacDonnell Ranges]] west of Alice Springs.

The popular extended walk, the [[Larapinta Trail]], runs east–west along the linear park, following the West MacDonnell Ranges.  The park includes many tourist attractions along its 250 kilometre length including [[Ormiston Pound]], the [[Ellery Creek Bighole]], [[Glen Helen Gorge]], [[Simpsons Gap]], [[Standley Chasm]], [[Mount Sonder]], [[Serpentine Gorge]], the [[Ochre Pits]] and [[Redbank Gorge]].

The Park is known as Tjoritja by the [[traditional owners]] of the land and is considered of great significance in the local Arrernte Aboriginal culture. It is home to several species of flora and fauna and is now utilised by people for a variety of recreational activities. Facilities at the park include swimming, camping, gas BBQ, bushwalking, caravan sites, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/200051/tjoritja-west-macs-fact-sheet-and-map.pdf|title=Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park|website=NT.GOV.AU}}</ref>

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== See also ==
* [[Protected areas of the Northern Territory]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/9947/tjoritja_west_macdonnell.pdf Official fact sheet and map]
* [https://norther.com.au/national-parks/west-macdonnell-national-park/ West MacDonnell National Park] 

{{National Parks of the Northern Territory}}

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[[Category:National parks of the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1992]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Australia]]