Australia: The Land Where Time Began

A biography of the Australian continent 

Purnululu National Park

The main feature of this park is the beehive-shaped domed rock formations (formerly the Bungle Bubgles). It is part of the Bungle Bungle Range

South of Purnululu is the Wolfe Creek meteorite crater. 

China Wall

This is a white quartz formation that is believed to be part of the longest single fault in the world. It is situated 6 km north of Halls Creek, in Western Australia. 

This feature looks very much like a man-made structure though it is a natural formation. At 300 million years old, it is one of the oldest exposed quartz veins in Australia. It originated by precipitation of silica into a fracture in sandstone. Being more resistant than the surrounding sandstone, the surrounding sandstone has been eroded away to leave what appears to be a wall of silica blocks. It occurs in patches totalling 10 km in length. It looks like a miniature Great Wall of China.

• Australian National Parks
• Australian National Parks - Western Australia

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