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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian place Watarrka National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, which contains the popular Kings Canyon (Watarrka).
Location
[edit]The park is located about Template:Cvt south of Darwin and Template:Convert southwest of Alice Springs.<ref name="MP">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp
History
[edit]Watarrka National Park was established in 1989, on the traditional lands of the Matutjara people.<ref name=norther/> It is named after the Aboriginal (Luritja and Arrernte<ref name=discover>Template:Cite web</ref>) name for Kings Creek and Canyon watarrka (pronounced what-ARR-kah<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>). This is the Luritja word for the local umbrella bush (Acacia ligulata) that grows in the vicinity.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The park was established on land owned by England-born Jack Cotterill and his two sons, Jack and Jim, who opened it up for tourism from their property, Wallara Ranch.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Description
[edit]The national park is categorised as an IUCN 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>Template:Cite news</ref>
It contains the popular Kings Canyon (Watarrka) at the western end of the George Gill Range and Kathleen Springs, around Template:Convert to the southeast of Kings Canyon.<ref name=norther>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1986, Kings Canyon was described by the Department of Environment as follows:<ref name="NRE">Template:Cite AHD</ref>
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...
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