Tolmer Falls
Encyclopedia
Tolmer Falls are located in the Litchfield National Park
in the Northern Territory
of Australia
. Accessed by sealed road, the falls are found near the western boundary of the park, 85 km south of Darwin as the crow flies. They were named by explorer Frederick Henry Litchfield
after his late father's colleague in the South Australia Police
, Alexander Tolmer.
Litchfield National Park
Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia...
in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Accessed by sealed road, the falls are found near the western boundary of the park, 85 km south of Darwin as the crow flies. They were named by explorer Frederick Henry Litchfield
Frederick Henry Litchfield
Frederick Henry Litchfield , pastoralist, gold miner, explorer, usually known as Fred, is a South Australian prominently associated with the early exploration of the Northern Territory, and more particularly with the discovery of gold there.-Early life:Litchfield was born in Ghazipur, British...
after his late father's colleague in the South Australia Police
South Australia Police
The South Australia Police is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the South Australian Department of Justice.-History:...
, Alexander Tolmer.