Karlamilyi National Park

Karlamilyi National Park
Location:	Western Australia , Australia
Specialty:	Great Sandy Desert , Little Sandy Desert
Next city:	420 km from Marble Bar ; 260 km from Newman
Surface:	12,837 km²
Founding:	1977
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The Karlamilyi National Park (formerly Rudall River National Park ) is the largest national park in Western Australia with 12,837 km² . It lies on the border between the Great Sandy Desert , the Little Sandy Desert and the catchment area of the Rudall River . The park can only be reached by four-wheel drive vehicles .

history

This area, also called Karlymilyi by the Aborigines , has been the home of the Martu for a long time . It was not until 1872 to 1874 that an expedition led near today's national park, led by Peter Egerton Warburton . He was the first European to cross the deserts of Western Australia just north of the park. The area around the Rudall River was only discovered and described by William Frederick Rudall during his expedition in the year 1896 to 1897. The Rudall River National Park, founded in 1977, was named after. The Martu received a native title in 2002 , one of the largest in Australia, on an area of 136,000 km², but to their regret, it does not extend to the Karlymilyi National Park area.

location

The park is located in one of the most remote regions of Western Australia. It is best accessed via Telfer Mine Road from Marble Bar or the Talawana Track from Newman . All roads to and from the park are unpaved, and four-wheel drive is required. There are no facilities in the park, so you need to bring enough fuel, water, food and spare parts with you.

Geographically, the national park lies exactly on the border between the large and small sandy desert and includes the catchment area of the Rudall River. Salt lakes , which are part of an ancient river system, are characteristic of these desert regions. Lake Dora and Lake Blanche , which are only filled with water after heavy rains, are located within the park. Sand dunes covered much of the desert areas in the south and southwest of the park. They form parallel dune ridges with a height of 20 to 40 meters, and the distance between them ranges from 200 meters to six kilometers. The dunes are up to 40 km long. The rocky area in the middle of the park, between the two deserts, is flatter. This is also where the roads run through the park and there is access to the pools and water holes of the Rudall River.

Web links

Official site of the park (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Australia Easy Read - Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema Maps, Brisbane 2007, ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5 .
↑ ^a ^b Official website of the park ( English ). Accessed January 16, 2016.
^ WA's Martu People achieve native title recognition in Western Desert. September 27, 2002, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on July 3, 2012 .

[1] Australia Easy Read - Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema Maps, Brisbane 2007, ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5 .

[wa.gov-2] Official website of the park ( English ). Accessed January 16, 2016.

[3] WA's Martu People achieve native title recognition in Western Desert. September 27, 2002, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on July 3, 2012 .