The Wall of China in Mungo National Park in NSW Australia
2015 Australian OUTBACK TRIP－ Mungo National Park - The walls of China
Mungo National Park Walls of China New South Wales Australia
A little compilation from a sunday afternnoon trip from Mildura to the Mungo National Park (Walls of China) NSW, Australia. For further information visit
Mungo National Park, New South Wales
Forty years ago the remains of a man were found at Lake Mungo in NSW. This discovery would forever change our understanding of the Aboriginal history of Australia.
In geological layers dated as far back as 50,000 years, there are stone tools and hearths, shellfish middens and butchered animal bones.
The bones of both Mungo Lady and Mungo Man, as well as the fragmentary remains of as many as 100 other people found at Willandra, made their way into ANU collections in Canberra during the 1970s and ’80s. The NSW State Government purchased Mungo station and turned it into a national park in 1979 (funds from Australian Geographic’s founder Dick Smith helped establish the visitors centre, which includes a small museum). Gazetting of the larger WHA followed in 1981.
THE WILLANDRA LAKES Region World Heritage Area covers 2400sq.km of semi-arid saltbush plains, dunes and sparse woodlands in the Murray Basin of south-western NSW. It consists of 19 dry relict lakes (see map, overleaf) that were once filled with glacial meltwater flowing east along the Willandra Creek from the Great Dividing Range.
These Pleistocene-era lakes, which were full from about 50,000 years ago, vary in size from 6 to 350sq.km; all have crescent-moon-shaped dunes called lunettes on their eastern sides, formed by prevailing winds. Mungo NP itself covers about 70 per cent of Lake Mungo, including the striking Walls of China, which are part of the lake’s 26km-long lunette.
“Some of the very earliest modern human remains in the world are here at Mungo,” says Harvey Johnston, a NSW Office of Environment and Heritage archaeologist, who’s been involved with Willandra since the late 1980s. “You have this record of human occupation going back 40,000 years and burials and ceremonies associated with that: cremations, burials with ochre, multiple individuals and burials with unusual features.” SUBSCRIBE: The official channel of Australian Geographic magazine.
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Mungo National Park, Australia
Starting his journey from Sydney, on the East Coast of Australia, Morgan headed West to the border of 3 states, here he dicovered Mungo National Park and a site of constant dicovery. A must see for any traveller.
Outback Trip to MUNGO NATIONAL PARK - New South Wales
Mungo National Park is located just over 1000kms west of Sydney. It would take approximately 13,5 hours to get there by car. The last 60kms of the trip will be on dirt road. Access to the park may be closed in the wet season.
The closest town is Pooncarie, 81kms away. There will be no phone reception in the area. If you plan to go there, make sure to have enough water, good spare tyre(s) and a reliable vehicle. A 4WD is recommended due to the corrugation, although a reliable hatchback could also get you there.
There are 2 campsites in the area. But if you prefer a little bit of luxury, there's a very limited small cabins with air con near the Visitor Centre.
This site is full of historical value. Lake Mungo, which shown as a large lake on the map, is no longer have any water. In fact, it has dried since 40,000 years ago.
There's a 70kms loop track around the Lake Mungo that will bring you across to some viewing platforms to the Walls of China.
This is a perfect spot for those who'd like to experience Australian Outback, like nowhere else in the world.
For photographer like myself, this spot is a true photographer's heaven. The Walls of China, the outback scenery, the wildlifes, the open skies for astrophotography, you name it!
If you'd like to see Australia other than the beaches and the bush, I will highly recommend a visit to this corner of New South Wales.
And if you do go ... please Keep Australia Clean!!!
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Mungo National Park - An ancient Australian outback frozen in time | #NSWParks
Mungo National Park is so unlike anywhere else in Australia you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve arrived on Mars. Rich in Aboriginal culture and history, Mungo is home to the most significant human remains ever discovered in Australia - Mungo Lady and Mungo Man - at over 42,000 years old.
Part of the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area, this outback landscape was once filled with huge lakes.
Learn more about this ancient place with a guided tour of the Walls of China and stay in the historical Mungo Shearer’s Quarters or camp under the stars at Belah Campground.
This unique adventure will need some extra planning though.
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Mungo National Park, NSW
Marvel at the arid landscape of the World Heritage Listed Mungo National Park, dry yet abundant in Indigenous history and cultural significance.
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Murray River Bird aerial video - Mungo National Park - Discover Murray River
Discover Mungo National Park part of the World Heritage Willandra Lakes with evidence of human occupation dating back over 40,000 years. The Murray River Bird gives you a great view of this ancient landscape north of Mildura and Wentworth. The ice-age landscape and story is best experienced with a tour and scenic flight to really understand the story and size of these once ancient lake beds! The layers are unearthed at the Walls of China. Enjoy!
Mungo National Park: Part I
Join Max Taylor from Caravan World in this two-part adventure series, and journey through the arid plains of Mungo National Park, New South Wales. Emma Ryan and long-time contributor Malcolm Street also come along for the ride.
WUDU S7E21: A tour of Mungo National Park
Trevor Mason from Murray Trek 4WD Adventures takes takes Macca on a a tour through Mungo and the Walls of China.
Lake Mungo Walls of China
Lake Mungo Walls of China
Walls of China, Australia
Mungo National Park _ Walls of China _ Australia
Tempat ini panjangnya kurang lebih 50 kilometer dan pasirnya halus berwarna ( Putih, Merah muda, Coklat dan orange ) dan berdebu ketika angin. Dahulu kala tempat ini menjadi tempat tinggal para perantau orang - orang China sehingga di namakanlah Walls of China agar mengingatkan mereka pada negeri asal yaitu China.
Catatan Dusty :
Meskipun debu perihkan matamu, usahakanlah tetap menatap arah tujuan hidupmu.
Mungo National Park - Sunset Tour - Picnic on top of the Walls of China
Mungo National Park - First Day
First day in Mungo National Park :
Camping - Wall Of China - Red Top Lookout Loop - Foreshore Track
Music : Coldplay, Princess Of China.
WE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A KANGAROO! (Mungo National Park Vlog) | Aussie Outback Adventure Pt.2
NO ANIMALS WERE HURT IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO.
hey hey hey I'm back with the second instalment of our trip to the Outback! We head north to Mungo National Park near the S.A border on a short drive from Balranald.
Mungo N.P. is actually part of the Willandra Lakes Region and is a World Heritage Area.
Things we saw in the park
- Walls of China
- Self-guided Driving Tour (70 kms)
- Lake Mungo
- Mungo Meeting Place
Subtitles / Closed Captions are available (English only)!
Music:
Doing Just Fine - Jordan Reddington /
Stay Coloured - I Know The Chief /
Road Trip - Mungo National Park, NSW, Australia
Adventure | Camping in Mungo National Park.
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Weltreise | Australien Teil 2 - Wentworth Falls bis Mungo National Park | Dat Benzin
Ich lasse Sydney, mit seiner Oper und Stränden hinter mir, und fahre ins Landes innere. In die Wüste.
Ich folge der Parramatta Road mit den vielen Autohändlern nach Westen. Die Straße führt direkt in den Blue Mountains National Park.
Bis dahin sind es sind es nur zirka 100 Km. Die M4 ist gut ausgebaut und wird am Rande der Berge zu einer leicht kurvigen Strecke auf der man gut voran kommt.
Mein erster Stopp ist in Wentworth Falls die Gegend beeindruckt durch ihre tiefen bewaldetet Täler.
Ich habe mich entschieden am 300 m tiefen Wasserfall dem Wanderweg nach oben zu folgen.
Von Wendtworth Falls geht es über einen kleinen zwischen Stop in Canberra in den Mongo National Park
Ein unerwarteter zwischen Stopp bietet sich in Forest Hill an.
Hier liegt die RAAF Air Base Wagga-Wagga. In dem kleinen Museum werden ausser fliegenden Tötungsgerät die Errungenschaften einer strukturierten Flugmechaniker Ausbildung präsentiert. Wenn es auf dem Weg liegt kann man hier einen kleine kleine Pause einlegen.
In Robinvale verlasse ich den Sturt Highway A20 und Fahre über Schotterpisten in den Mungo-National Park. Auf der Karte kann man erkennen das sich der befahrbare Teil des National Park um den ausgetrockneten See Mungo erstreckt.
Der Mungo National Park ist mit der sogenannten „Wall of China“ die vielleicht spektakulärste Landschaft in der Region. Der Lake Mungo wurde in der letzten Eiszeit gebildet. Am einstigen Ostufer befindet sich eine faszinierende und fragile Sandformation die nach der Austrocknung des Sees entstanden ist.
Den Namen „Wall of China“ hat die Dünenlandschaft von chinesischen Bahnarbeitern bekommen.
Sie fühlten sich an die chinesische Mauer erinnert.
Schon vor über 40.000 Jahren haben Menschen am See gelebt. In dem Gebiet wurden ältesten Aborigine-Artefakte gefunden. Der Park hat eine reiche Tierwelt, hier habe ich auch die ersten lebenden Kängurus auf meinem Road Trip gesehen.
Der Grund für den Tierreichtum ist wohl der Dingozaun der das Gebiet umschließt. Der Park liegt so weit vom nächsten Motel entfernt das ich auf dem Campingplatz hinter der Düne übernachten musste.
2018 March 06 Video intro to Mungo Lake & Walls of China
I went for a drive across Lake Mungo, NSW and learned a lot while walking around the ancient Lake Mungo and it's massive!
Mungo National Park
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Mungo Guided Tours - Mungo National Park Tours
Join the Mungo Lodge for a guided tour of Mungo National Park where you'll enjoy the comfort of a purpose built 4WD bus, oasis of the Mungo Lodge, Mungo Visitor Centre, Woolshed and walk the Walls of China. You'll unearth the ancient story of Mungo and Mungo Man in the ancient story! mungoguidedtours.com