Purnululu National Park
Also known as Purnululu N.P., Purnululu National Park, Western Australia
national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Key facts
- Location
- Western Australia
- Nearest city
- Halls Creek
- Area
- 2,397.23 km (925.58 sq mi)
- Governing body
- WA Department of Parks and Wildlife
- Website
- Official website
- Criteria
- Natural: vii, viii
- Inscription
- 2003 (27th Session )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 13
- Area
- 243830.87982283
- Elevation
- 287
- Official website
- parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/purnululu
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Article
The Purnululu National Park is a World Heritage Site in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. The 239,723-hectare (592,370-acre) national park is located approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of Kununurra, with Halls Creek located to the south. Declared a World Heritage Site in 2003, the park was inscribed as follows:
...[is a] remote area managed as wilderness. It includes the Bungle Bungle Range, a spectacularly incised landscape of sculptured rocks which contains superlative examples of beehive-shaped karst sandstone rising 250 metres above the surrounding semi-arid savannah grasslands. Unique depositional processes and weathering have given these towers their spectacular black and orange banded appearance, formed by biological processes of cyanobacteria (single cell photosynthetic organisms) which serve to stabilise and protect the ancient sandstone formations. These outstanding examples of cone karst that have eroded over a period of 20 million years are of great beauty and exceptional geological interest.