Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park Davenport [1], Northern Territory | |
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![]() Iytwelepenty/Davenport Range National Park (outlined in green) | |
Nearest town or city | Tennant Creek |
Established | 1993 |
Area | 1,278.47 km2 (493.6 sq mi) [2] |
Managing authorities | Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory |
Website | Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park |
See also | Protected areas of the Northern Territory |
Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range, or Davenport Ranges National Park (Iytwellepenty), [3] previously the Davenport Murchison National Park, [4] is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia about 1,033 kilometres (642 mi) south-east of the territorial capital of Darwin, [5] occupying around 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)s of the Davenport Range. [3] It lies within the Davenport Murchison Ranges bioregion, an area of 58,050 km2 (22,410 sq mi), with a climate ranging from semiarid to subtropical. [4]
The mountains were caused by a tectonic event hundreds of millions of years ago, but recent images from space have shown that erosion occurred that exposed the ridges and valleys only around 100 million years ago. [6] Amelia Creek crater, an ancient eroded impact crater lies within the Davenport Range in the area. [7]
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