Natural features

Purnululu (Bungle Bungle Range)

Australia Western Australia

Purnululu (Bungle Bungle Range)
Photo: Nichollas Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Beehive-shaped sandstone domes striped orange and black, in the Kimberley, a UNESCO site. Walk into Cathedral Gorge and Echidna Chasm, or take a scenic flight.


The access road needs a high-clearance 4x4. Open roughly April to November.

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