Mongo National Park (Mungo National Park) is part of the (Willandra Lakes Region) World Heritage area in Lake Willandra. What is amazing is that in this national park, the most famous scenic spot is named "the Great Wall of China" because some of them are named as the miniature Great Wall! We can see the remarkable influence of the Great Wall in the world.
Lake Willandra was listed as the world's cultural and natural heritage in 1981, mainly because of the following archaeological and geological contributions:
- The discovery of human skeleton debris, tools, and animal bone remains is the oldest evidence of human existence.
- The topography and the sediments found here record the evolution of the Pleistocene.
- Deposits found in an uncorroded fireplace record the direction of the Earth's magnetic field at the time. Thirty-one thousand years ago, the north-south axis was 120 degrees off its current position. After thousands of years, however, the North-South axis has returned to its original position. This phenomenon is named Mungo offset.
The Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage area covers an area of 240000 hectares, of which the Mungo National Park region contains the vast majority of the ancient Lake Mungo and Lake Leaghur.. Human historical sites and extraordinary archaeological discoveries are one of the main reasons why Mungo National Park attracts tourists, and that is why it is listed as a world heritage area. Mungo Man, Mungo Woman and the recent discovery of an ancient path out of the human footprint 20, 000 years ago are important examples of the history and culture of aboriginal Australians.
entrance ticket
In 2010, the ticket to Mungo National Park was $7 per car, putting A $7 in the envelope at the door self-service, tearing off the copy page and putting it in front of the windshield. Must consciously pay oh, because there will be national park staff spot-check, no ticket consequences are high fines, ha. In addition, tickets will be adjusted every year, pay attention to the national park at the time of the ticket charges show.
Along the way scenery
The winding dirt road is the only driveway in the National Park. The pond on the side of the road, against the blue sky and white clouds, added some charm to the ancient land.
More than 40, 000 years of history, in telling us what vicissitudes and vicissitudes.
Behind the vicissitudes is the vast wilderness.
Nature is a skilled craftsman.
Limitless scenery on Red Top Lookout ~
our thousand years ago, it was a vast ocean. Can you imagine it?
Close enough you can see the texture of the river bed that was struck by the current. I can't believe there are some tenacious green plants!
The miniature version of the Great Wall is coming out! Some friends may be disappointed, but don't forget that this is a natural product, ah, some of it seems to have already been able to, don't ask too much, ha ~ *
Close observation of the microscale Great Wall, I feel more like an ancient castle palace ~ in fact, if viewed from a long distance, indeed some like the momentum of the Great Wall!
In particular, these photo were taken a long time ago. Hey hey, picture processing and photography are relatively low-level, really lazy to take time to modify the picture, everyone will see it. Focus on the text description ha, I believe everyone is a master photography, everyone's perspective is also different ha
[化] matters need attention
Special emphasis is placed on:
- Be sure to go to Mildura's Visitor information centre before you go to see if the park is open, because all roads to and from the park will be closed once it rains.
- Before departing from Mildira (Mildura), be sure to fill up and there is no gas station along the way.
- Visit Mungo National Park to pay attention to the schedule, to be safe, be sure to come out before dark and get to the last 20 kilometers of asphalt road. There are, of course, accommodations outside Mungo National Park, but the number is limited and advance bookings are required.
- Be sure to let the staff of your hotel know your itinerary and the expected time to return to the hotel, so that if you fail to return on time (such as an accident such as a car break-down), the staff of the hotel will notify local rescuers to look for you in a timely manner. Travel in Australia, this is often important safety knowledge, because many areas are rarely passed by, even in tourist attractions. Australia is a vast area, but its population is very small. So the sense of self-security is very important.
Recommended self-driving circuit
Day one: about five hours' drive from Adelaide to Mildura, living in Mildura.
The next day: it takes about two hours to drive from Mildura to Mungo National Park,. The route is from Mildura, follow the signs in the direction of Broken Hill, cross the bridge across Murray River to Buronga, then follow Silver City Highway, turn to Arumpo Road and see signs to go to Mungo National Park.Arumpo Road to Mungo National Park 110KM. The former 20KM is tar road, the back 90KM is dirt road, ordinary cars are safe to drive in, of course, four-drive will be better. Still stay in Mildura at night.
Day three: from Mildura to Adelaide.
Author: little fish walking around
