Echidna Chasm - Walls Closing In

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June 5th 2021
The Echidna Chasm was created when an ancient river cut through the northern end of the Bungle Bungles. As the water rushes down during the summer wet season, it transports rocks and boulders along the river bed. At the lower end are the smaller rocks and as you gradually climb, the rocks and boulders get larger. The dramatic thing about the chasm is that the further in you go, the more the 600 ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more