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 | |
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Tooloom National Park | |
Nearest town or city | Urbenville |
Coordinates | 28°26′47″S 152°27′13″E / 28.44639°S 152.45361°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]
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.[6]
The endangered species of long-nosed potoroo lives in the park, and there are also ten species of wallabies and kangaroos.[7]