Keep River National Park

Keep River National Park
Outlook at Gurrandalng
Coordinates: 15 ° 48 ′ 59 ″  S , 129 ° 8 ′ 23 ″  E
Location:	Northern Territory , Australia
Specialty:	Sandstone rocks
Next city:	50 km from Kununurra
Surface:	569 km²
Founding:	1991

The Keep River National Park is a 569 km² national park in the northwest of the Northern Territory , Australia .

location

The park is on the border between Northern Territory and Western Australia , 418 km southwest of Darwin and 468 km west of Katherine . The nearest town is Kununurra , about 50 km away. Access to the park is via a gravel road from the Victoria Highway . It can also be used by normal vehicles during the dry season.

history

Rock paintings at the Nganalam Rock Art Site

Aborigines from the Mirriuwoong and Gadjerong groups have lived in this area for thousands of years . Traces of this settlement can be seen in numerous places in the park. At Ginger Hill , interesting structures are found. Rock paintings typical of this region can be seen in Jarnem and Jinumum .

The national park is named after the river of the same name, the Keep River . It is first mentioned in 1894 by rancher Michael Patrick Durack and is believed to be named after Henry Francis Keep , who explored the area in 1888.

The national park was established in 1991.

geography

The park is characterized by red sandstone formations similar to the Purnululu National Park .

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)
• Keep River NP at www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australia Easy Read - Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema Maps, Brisbane 2007, ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5 .
2. ↑ Official website of the park ( English ) Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 19, 2012. 
3. ^ History of River Names. In: Landgate. Archived from the original on November 19, 2009 ; accessed on June 3, 2009 .