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Mungo National Park is a protected national park that is located in south-western New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 110,967-hectare (274,210-acre) national park is situated approximately 875 kilometres (544 mi) west of Sydney in the Balranald Shire. Mungo National Park is the traditional meeting place of the Muthi Muthi, Nyiampaar and ...
Lake Mungo is a dry lake located in New South Wales, Australia. It is about 760 km (472 miles) due west of Sydney [ 1 ] and 90 km (56 miles) north-east of Mildura . The lake is the central feature of Mungo National Park , and is one of seventeen lakes in the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region .
Most lakes in Australia fall within one of five categories. ... Lake Mungo: Saline: Far West: 20: ... Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park: 4,500 11,120: 15:
[citation needed] A small section of the region is protected by the Mungo National Park. The World Heritage status of the region was created and negotiated in 1981. [1] The site was gazetted on the Australian National Heritage List on 21 May 2007 [2] under the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1), 2003 (Cth). [3]
Arumpo is a locality in New South Wales, Australia, approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Mildura, Victoria. The Willandra Lakes Region, including Mungo National Park, is near Arumpo. The Tronox titanium/mineral sand mine is located 16 km south of Arumpo, [2] trucking ore to freight trains at Ivanhoe, New South Wales.
This is a list of national parks within Australia that are managed by Australian, state and territory governments. The name may be a misnomer: nearly all parks are land owned and managed by the states and territories rather than the national government.
The lake is the central feature of Mungo National Park, and is one of seventeen lakes in the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region. Sediments at Lake Mungo have been deposited over more than 100,000 years. There are three distinct layers of sands and soil forming the Walls around the edge of the lake.
Wallaman Falls, Girringun National Park, Queensland.Australia's tallest waterfall. This is a list of waterfalls in Australia.. Wallaman Falls in Queensland are Australia's tallest permanent waterfall with a plunge of nearly 268 metres (879 ft).