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.
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 (HD1080p)
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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!
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WE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A KANGAROO! (Mungo National Park Vlog) | Aussie Outback Adventure Pt.2
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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
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New South Wales (Australia) Travel - Willandra Lakes Region
Take a tour of Willandra Lakes Region in New South Wales, Australia - part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
The arid, dusty terrain of Willandra Lakes National Park can be found in New South Wales, Australia.
The park consists of ancient dry lakes that were formed over millions of years, surrounded by plains and desert dunes.
The direction of the dunes in the region is a reflection of wind and other weather patterns.
Even amidst the sparse landscape, you can find man-made structures.
The size of the park is roughly 2,400 square kilometers, and includes the Mungo National Park as well.
Many species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and plant life still flourish in this semi-arid testament to natural history.
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HOW MUCH YOU CAN SEE IN 10 DAYS AUSTRALIA
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Our 10 day road trip through Victoria, we rented a camper van and started and ended in Melbourne.
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Mungo National Park
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