Murujuga National Park

Murujuga National Park
Coordinates: 20 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  S , 116 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	Western Australia , Australia
Specialty:	Petroglype
Next city:	15 kilometer (s) from Karratha
Surface:	4851 ha
Founding:	2013

The Murujuga National Park (English Murujuga National Park ) is a 4,851 hectare national park in Western Australia , Australia . It was designated on January 17, 2013 as the 100th national park of the state and, with over ten thousand illustrations, is the world's densest collection of rock carvings (petroglyps) of the Aborigines under protection.

The park is located in the north and west of the Burrup Peninsula , called Murujuga by the Aborigines , in the Pilbara region . It is located 200 kilometers west of Port Hedland and 15 kilometers north of Karratha . From here you can access the park via Dampier Road and Burrup Peninsula Road.

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)
• Art project by Craig Walsh with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary ( MS Excel ; 53 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on March 16, 2016 (English)
2. ↑ Department of Parks and Wildlife - Murujuga National Park (MS Excel; 53 kB), DEC, accessed on May 16, 2016 (English)