Bungle Bungle Range

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Bungle Bungle Range is a striking sandstone massif in Western Australia’s Purnululu National Park, famed for its beehive-shaped, orange-and-black banded domes and dramatic gorges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
sandstone range
tourist attraction
area approximately 450 square kilometres
climate tropical savanna climate
composedOf sandstone
contains Cathedral Gorge
Echidna Chasm
Picaninny Gorge
cliff faces
gorges
rock pools
slot canyons
country Australia
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 578 metres
formedBy erosion
weathering
geologicalAge Devonian
hasColor black bands
orange bands
hasEcosystem savanna
spinifex grassland
hasHighestPointElevation approximately 578 metres
hasSeason dry season
wet season
heritageStatus World Heritage natural site
knownFor beehive-shaped domes
canyons
dramatic gorges
orange-and-black banded formations
locatedIn East Kimberley region of Western Australia
Kimberley region
Purnululu National Park
Western Australia
nearestTown Halls Creek
Kununurra
partOf Bungle Bungle Range self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bungle Bungle massif

Kimberley region
surface form: East Kimberley

Purnululu National Park
surfaceFeature domed hills
karst-like towers
tourismActivity 4WD touring
camping
hiking
scenic flights
traditionalOwners Gija people
Jaru people
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Purnululu National Park
withinProtectedArea Purnululu National Park
WorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2003

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kimberley region hasLandform Bungle Bungle Range
Bungle Bungle Range partOf Bungle Bungle Range self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bungle Bungle massif
Mitchell Plateau isPartOf Bungle Bungle Range
this entity surface form: Kimberley sandstone landscapes
Purnululu National Park knownFor Bungle Bungle Range
Kununurra tourismAttractionNearby Bungle Bungle Range
this entity surface form: Bungle Bungle Range (Purnululu National Park region)
Halls Creek nearbyAttraction Bungle Bungle Range