Purnululu National Park
Also known as Parc national de Purnululu, Purnululu, Purnululu N.P., Purnululu National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed), Purnululu National Park, Western Australia
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Australia
Inscribed
2003
Area
239,723 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Purnululu National Park is about 610 km south-west of Darwin.
Nearest towns and cities
- Darwin · about 93,000 peopleabout 610 km north-east
- Alice Springs · about 28,000 peopleabout 890 km south-east
- Kupang · about 282,000 peopleabout 970 km north-west
- Dili · about 234,000 peopleabout 1040 km north
- Maumere · about 104,000 peopleabout 1200 km north-west
- Mount Isa · about 33,000 peopleabout 1210 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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