Tooloom National Park

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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 Template:NSWcity.

The park is part of the Focal Peak Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[1] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[2]

The name Tooloom is derived from Bundjalung word Duluhm meaning headlice,[3] referring to the Tooloom Falls.[4]

The average summer temperature in the park ranges from 16 °C and 28 °C, and the winter temperature ranges from 3.5 °C and 18 °C.[5]

Fauna

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The endangered species of long-nosed potoroo lives in the park, and there are also ten species of wallabies and kangaroos.[6]

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See also

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References

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  1. "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. Sharpe, Margaret. "Bundjalung". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 21.
  4. "Tooloom National Park: Park heritage". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. "Tooloom National Park | Visitor info". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. "Tooloom National Park". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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