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Elsey is a national park in the Northern Territory of
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, extending from 2 km to 19 km east of
Mataranka Mataranka may refer to. * Mataranka, Northern Territory, a town and locality in Australia * Mataranka Falls, a water fall in Australia * Mataranka Hot Springs, a hot spring in Australia * Mataranka Primary School, a school – refer List of school ...
and 378 km southeast of
Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...
. Features of the park include Mataranka Falls, and the “Mataranka Thermal Pools”Roper region, Northern Territory
The thermal springs are home to a well known colony of the little red fruit-bat, species ''
Pteropus scapulatus The little red flying-fox (''Pteropus scapulatus'') is a megachiropteran bat native to northern and eastern Australia. The species weighs about half a kilogram, one US pound, and is the smallest species of ''Pteropus'' in mainland Australia. ' ...
'', an attraction that has also been discouraged from inhabiting the site for the strong odour of their camps. These fruit eating bats roost during the day at the stands of bamboo, often in large numbers, and leave at night to feed on nectar from trees. Pandanus species at Bitter Springs, Elsey National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.jpg, Bitter Springs File:Elsey National Park.JPG, Trees in Elsey National Park File:Elsey national park.jpg, Elsey National Park. File:Walter Baldwin Spencer - Crossing Salt Creek near the Roper River, Eastern Arnhem Land, Australia, July 1911 - Google Art Project.jpg, Walter Baldwin Spencer - Crossing Salt Creek near the Roper River, July 1911 File:Mataranka Thermal Springs.jpg, Mataranka Thermal Springs.


See also

* Protected areas of the Northern Territory


References


External links


Official fact sheet and map
National parks of the Northern Territory Protected areas established in 1991 1991 establishments in Australia {{Australia-protected-area-stub