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SOUTH
AUSTRALIA
- Witjira
National Park
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The
attraction of the Dalhousie mound springs,
combined with some delightful camping
spots and upgraded visitor facilities,
make Witjira one of the Simpson Desert's
most popular national parks, particularly
with family groups.
The
need to protect and rehabilitate the 70 or
so thermal springs in the Dalhousie
complex was one of the main reasons for
the establishment of Witjira National
Park. The springs are home to unique
species of fish such as the Lake Eyre
hardy-head and other rare aquatic life.
They are also a haven for
birdlife.
Witjira
National Park, established in 1985 on land
comprising the former Mount Dare pastoral
lease, covers 7,770 square kilometres of
gibber, sand dunes, stony tablelands and
floodplain country on the western edge of
the Simpson Desert in the far north of
South Australia. It is truly spectacular
country with vast landscapes including
many areas of considerable archaeological,
biological and geological
interest.
The
park is part of the lands associated with
the Lower Southern Arrernte, Wangkangurru,
Arabunna and Luritja people who in 1989
formed the Irrwanyere Aboriginal
Corporation which manages the park jointly
with the Department for Environment and
Heritage. The joint management agreement,
the only one of its kind in Australia,
provides the advantages of a shared
approach to the land which accommodates
traditional Aboriginal uses together with
environmental management and tourism and
recreational activities
To
camp in the park you must be in possession
of a current Desert Parks Pass.
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