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Range Gibraltar Range National Park Gibraltar Range is a national park in Sydney. Chesterton Range National Park Chesterton Range is a national park in Brisbane. Elm (range) The Elm is a hill range in the limestone. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/range.html   (1833 words)

Cape Range NP Situated mostly On the west side of North West Cape, the Cape Range National Park is a spectacular place of rugged limestone ranges, deep canyons and 50 km of pristine beaches. Cape Range resulted from a gradual uplifting of the sea floor, fluctuating sea levels and the action of wind, rain and seaspray which weathered the range and plain. Cape Range it self is largely inaccessible, but two roads run from the Learmonth- Exmouth Road into the range from the east. www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/west_australia/caperange.asp   (373 words)

OnlineWA - Parks & Reserves Cape Arid National Park, a vast myriad of wildlife, flora and woodlands, is ideal for a peaceful getaway. Often referred to as the botanist's mecca, Lesueur National Park is a treasure trove of blossoms in the spring. Torndirup National Park in Western Australia's south, 10km from Albany is on the Southern Ocean. www.onlinewa.com.au /text/leisure/parksreserves   (2853 words)

Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) - Literature Review: 4. Land Tenure and Leases The first part of the Cape Range National Park, covering an area of 13,424 ha, was gazetted a 'C' class reserve for the purpose of National Park on 9 October 1964 and was subsequently vested in the National Parks Board. The area claimed in the application includes the whole of the Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth and State Waters), and surrounding waters including the proposed extensions to the national Park, together with Exmouth Gulf, the Cape Range peninsula and extensive areas inland, in total some 338,000 km In 1969 the park area was extended to 50,581 ha with the inclusion of the southern part of the Yardie Creek pastoral lease, occupying the western side of the peninsula between Tantabiddi Well and the northern boundary of Lyndon Location 97, the RAAF weapons range. www.deh.gov.au /coasts/mpa/ningaloo/review/chapter4.html   (981 words)

Cape Range National Park The area is well known for the striking contrast between the clear blue seas, coral reefs and sandy beaches of Ningaloo Marine Park, and the rugged scenery of Cape Range. The northern boundary of the park is 39 kilometres from Exmouth by road, and the southern boundary is 70 kilometres north of Coral Bay. The northern park boundary is 40 minutes from Exmouth, while the southern boundary is two hours along the coast from Coral Bay. www.calm.wa.gov.au /national_parks/previous_parks_month/cape_range.html   (929 words)

The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) was sworn in on 1 December 2000 as the first chief executive elected in free and fair elections. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast. A national unity government was installed in April of 1997, but serious fighting resumed in late 1998, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless. www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html   (15472 words)

Ningaloo Reef sea kayak Exmouth Western Australia Cape Range National Park is a habitat for kangaroos, emus, lizards andplentiful birdlife. Cape Range National Park has a number of campsites near the waters edge as well as inland near the rocky range. The North-West Cape's weather conditions are ideal for kayaking and snorkeling.In the month's of April, May, September, October and November the temperatureranges from around 29 degrees Celsius to the mid 30s. www.westernblue.com.au /WB_ningaloo.html   (883 words)

Message Cape Range National Park was gazetted as an A-class reserve in 1971 and a management plan for the park was approved in 1987. The Cape Range National Park issues paper, which is a part of the public consultation process to prepare a management plan for this distinctive area on the State's north-west coast has been released. Cape Range National Park extends over 50,581ha of the Cape Range Peninsula, near Exmouth, comprises a heavily dissected limestone range, a fringing coastal plain and supports significant flora and fauna, habitats and landscapes. www.trackcare.com.au /info/06_04_2004.htm   (1656 words)

Refugia for Biological Diversity in Arid and Semi-Arid Australia: 4.8. Carnarvon Cape Range National Park: buffel grass, feral goats (Keighery and Gibson 1993). Cape Range National Park: high tourist use exceeding management capability (Wilson 1987). Troglobite fauna of Cape Range: changes to ground water levels, mining of limestone (most caves lie within a Temporary Limestone Reserve, in which quarrying could be permitted), unplanned road building within the area (by causing sediments and nutrients to leak into caves and change the water regimes) (Wager and Jackson 1993; Humphreys and Blyth 1994). www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/publications/series/paper4/car.html   (1180 words)

Parks Victoria: Parks and Reserves page An area of land containing natural environments and features, scenic landscapes and one or more land types complementing those found in national parks to provide a system representing the major land types of the State. Victoria's national parks, like those in other states and countries, are areas of land permanently set aside from sale or development to protect their natural and cultural values for the benefit of people now and in the future. Highly protected areas which represent the range of marine environments in Victoria, in which no fishing, extractive or damaging activities are allowed. www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1parks.cfm   (272 words)

National Parks of Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of National Parks of Western Australia: en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Parks_of_Western_Australia   (81 words)

Exmouth Birding Sites The eastern side of the Cape Range National Park is accessed from the Exmouth to Learmonth road south of Exmouth. There are free pamphlets on the parks, including the park bird list, information on turtle nesting, etc. Note that there are daily entry fees for the park. The walk from the final car park is scenic but there is very little in the way of birds. birdingwa.iinet.net.au /sites/exmouth.htm   (1548 words)

Whale Shark Dive - Getting There Situated on the west side of the North West Cape is Cape Range National Park. It is also home to the Ningaloo Marine Park and Cape Range National Park. This is a unique part of the world, as few places are blessed with the stark contrast of rugged ranges and crystal blue waters, with colourful coral formations of a marine park, on their doorstep. www.whalesharkdive.com /location.html   (257 words)

About the Region The Cape Range National Park which has some spectacular gorges is an area of 50,580 hectares and is to the west of Exmouth with the Shot Hole and Charles Knife canyons 23 kilometres to the south. The Ningaloo Marine Park abuts the Cape Range National Park. A drive from Exmouth around the top of the Cape Range past the Vlaming Head Lighthouse and south to spectacular Yardie Gorge is approximately 90 kilometres. www.actionhirecars.com.au /13676.htm   (508 words)

Nahanni National Park --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer! The park is located within the Western Rift Valley, and its landscape is dotted with volcanic craters of Pleistocene age (i.e., 10,000 to 1,600,000 years old). Together with the adjacent Franklin–Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park (established in 1981), Southwest forms the core of the Tasmanian Wilderness, a World Heritage site that is perhaps the best-known wilderness area in Australia. Visit the wildlife and geysers of Yellowstone National Park, where the concept of preserving wilderness was born. concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9372965   (867 words)

Walkabout - Exmouth Undoubtedly the premier attraction in the area is the Cape Range National Park (which includes a substantial amount of the Ningaloo Marine Park - see Coral Bay). In the excellent 28-page CALM booklet Range to Reef the variety of activities in the park is described: 'Hike through eucalypt woodlands or climb down deep rocky gorges and enjoy breathtaking scenery. The Marine Park was declared in 1987 in an attempt to protect Western Australia's largest coral reef and to control public access to it. www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/WAExmouth.shtml   (1607 words)

Mark Moxon, Travel Writer: Australia: Cape Range Cape Range has some of the most stunning beaches you're likely to see, as well as a few interesting gorges such as Mundu Mundu and Yardie Creek, which aren't on the same scale as the monsters of Kalbarri or Karijini, but are pleasant to explore nonetheless. If you're going up the Cape you have to follow the road that goes up the east side, passing through Exmouth and curling round the end of the Cape before finally coming down the west side and stopping at the southern end of the Park. It was a nice little walk, though, along a mountain ridge to Shothole Canyon, a huge gorge beaten into the mountain range by a since dried-up river. www.moxon.net /australia/cape_range.html   (870 words)

Rift Valley Adventures - Ningaloo Reef. Cape Range National Park, on the North West Cape borders Ningaloo reef, and is full of contrasts. Australia- Ningaloo Reef and Cape Range NP Ningaloo Reef and Cape Range National Park Walk over a flat coastal plain and discover the Range's terraces, explore coastal dunes, white sand beaches and turquoise water and rocky shores or just laze in the year round sunshine. www.riftvalleyadventures.com /ningaloo-reef.htm   (271 words)

Untangling the Web--Disability Links National Health Law Program a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities. The mission of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association is to enable people with SCI to make choices and take actions to achieve their highest level of independence and personal fulfillment. A national, nonprofit amputee consumer educational organization representing people who have experienced amputation or are born with limb differences. www.icdi.wvu.edu /Others.htm   (7216 words)

Exmouth, Coral Bay and Ningaloo Reef - Things To Do Include this location for drift snorkel and swimming whilst in the Cape Range National Park area along the Ningaloo Marine Park on the western side of the cape or tavelling to Yardi Gorge. The road follows the knife edge ridges of the range and provides spectacular views down into and over the canyons and over the gulf, especially stunning during sunset or sunrise as the natural light highlights the colours of the canyon walls contrasting against shadows produced by the ridges. The park stretches from Bundegi Beach near Exmouth for 260 km along the West Coast to Amherst Point south of Coral Bay. www.ningaloo.com /exmouth/thingstd.html   (2692 words)

AusEmade: Western Australia National Parks, Reserve and Wildlife, Australia If it is not here, you can see a list of national parks from the Department of Conservation and Land Management National Parks or visit the National Parks home page. National Parks sites are listed here, click the one you are interested in. Go West Hand Book • Map of the national parks in the midwest region of Western Australia. www.ausemade.com.au /wa/destination/nationalparks.htm   (338 words)

Information on tours to Exmouth, tours to Coral bay,tours to Ningaloo Reef And Cape Range National Park The main part of the range is fossil bearing Limestone laid down on what was once the sea floor. In addition, the Range is home to the remarkable Rock Wallaby, Euros, Goannas, Snakes and nearly 100 species of bird. Ningaloo reef is known as a part barrier/part fringing reef ranging from a few meters to 200 hundred meters offshore. www.activesafaris.com.au /11530.htm   (1510 words)

Karijini National Park, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: information, map, photos, travel guide Hamersley Range Karijini National Park protects many different wildlife habitats, landscapes, plants and animals of the Pilbara. Map of the Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia. The park's climate is tropical semi-desert, a highly variable, mainly summer rainfall of 250–350 mm, often associated with thunderstorms and cyclones, is accompanied by temperatures frequently topping 40 degrees Celsius. www.colonialvoyage.com /viaggi/australiakarijini.html   (523 words)

FunJet Vacation Guide - The North West! After coral bay we headed further up the coast into the cape range national park at Exmouth. Kalbarri national park was another big surprise, there were loads to see and do. In the heart of the park were fantastic gorges and canyons on a truly massive scale. funjet-vacation-guide.com /news-31517.html   (915 words)

3 day 2 night Safari Camp Ningaloo Reef Western Australia Travel by bus to the Cape Range National Park where we visit the Milyering Visitor Centre which has information and displays on the National and Marine Park. Read, relax and recharge in the comfortable surrounds of the Wilderness camp within Cape Range National Park. The camp overlooks the Mandu Sanctuary of the Marine Park where the coral gardens teeming with marine life are just metres from the secluded beaches. www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/9016.html   (402 words)

Tour Range To Reef Safari Western Australia - Book online A full day tour of Cape Range National Park, enjoying the views and snorkelling spots. Main Areas Visited Are: Ningaloo Reef A full day tour of Cape Range National Park, enjoying the views and snorkelling spots. Beginning with the magnificent Charles Knife Road, incorporating the Thomas Carter Lookout and Shothole Canyon. www.discoverwest.com.au /tours/tour-range-to-reef-safari-6042.html   (289 words)

Exmouth Diving Centre whale shark scuba diving tours in Australia : dive the world Cape Range National Park - Park of the Month - May 1997 Cape Range National Park : Range to Reef Cape Dive Scuba dive on the HMAS Swan www.exmouthdiving.com.au /english/divewrld.htm   (202 words)

WEST AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURES: Australia - Best of the West Search the Cape Range National Park looking for Osprey nests and the Black Footed Rock Wallaby, and swim in the crystal clear waters of Sandy or Turquoise Bays. Overnight on a sheep station before heading inland to the gorge country of Karijini National Park, Australia’s third largest national park. Take in the vistas from the majestic Chichester Range and learn about the area’s Aboriginal history, stop at 80 Mile Beach as we skirt around the edge of the Great Sandy Desert before the tour draws to a close in the township of Broome. hillbarrett.com /australia-wct1.htm   (290 words)

Cape Range National Park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Cape Range National Park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cape_range_national_park.htm   (61 words)

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