Tooloom National Park
The Tooloom National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 4,380-hectare (10,800-acre) part is situated approximately 616 kilometres (383 mi) north of Sydney and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the border town of Urbenville.
| Tooloom National Park New South Wales | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Giant White Beech at Tooloom Scrub | |
  Tooloom National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Urbenville |
| Coordinates | 28°26′47″S 152°27′13″E |
| Established | 22 December 1995[1] |
| Area | 43.80 km2 (16.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Tooloom National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The park is part of the Focal Peak Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[2] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[3]
The name Tooloom is derived from Bundjalung word Duluhm meaning headlice,[4] referring to the Tooloom Falls.[5]
Gallery
Hollow base of a Strangler Fig, Tooloom Scrub
Thorny Yellowwood at Tooloom Scrub
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See also
References
- "Tooloom National Park: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- Sharpe, Margaret. "Bundjalung". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 21.
- "Tooloom National Park: Park heritage". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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