Purnululu National Park

Purnululu National Park is an Australian national park in the north east of Western Australia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Purnululu National Park Western Australia
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Echidna Chasm
Nearest town or city	Halls Creek
Coordinates	17°27′47″S 128°33′51″E
Population
Established	1987
Area	2,397.23 km2 (925.6 sq mi)
Region	AU-WA
Managing authorities	WA Department of Parks and Wildlife
Website	Purnululu National Park
Footnotes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Natural: vii, viii
Reference	1094
Inscription	2003 (27th Session)
See also	List of protected areas of Western Australia

The site covers 239,723 ha (592,368 acres) and includes the Bungle Bungle Ranges. The ranges are made from Devonian era sandstone and have been eroded over 20 million years into shapes like towers and cones. The sandstone has horizontal stripes of orange coloured by iron oxide which dry out quickly, and dark strips where bacteria are growing in damp layers of stone. Other areas of the park include the sand plains which surround the Bungle Bungles; the Ord River valley, and limestone ridges.

Purnululu National Park Media

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  Aerial view of the Bungle Bungle range, May 2016

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  In the Bungle Bungles

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  Cathedral Gorge at Purnululu NP (WA)

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  Purnululu National Park, Western Australia, Bungle Bungles, from plane

Related pages

• List of World Heritage Sites in Australia

Other websites

Media related to Purnululu National Park at Wikimedia Commons

• "Purnululu National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.