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Flinders Ranges |



About The Region |
About 400 km long,the Flinders Ranges are the
only
elevated land mass of any note in this state. Like the McDonnell Ranges in the Northern Teritory, the Flinders offer rugged and scenery best seen in the changing light of daybreak and sunset when the range of colours come alive. Renowned for its outback bushwalking and the wildlife drawn to its waterholes. After the winter rains the area is covered in spring wildflowers. Aboriginal heritage sites are common in the area in the form of rock paintings and engravings. |






Wilpena Pound. The main attraction of the Flinders Ranges and one of Australias most significant Aboriginal heritage areas. A large natural basin behind rock cliffs up to 500 metres high,covering approximatly 80 sq km, and enclosed within the Flinders Ranges National Park. A natural habit for wildlife and renowned for its bird populations. Popular spots are the rock engravings at Sacred Canyon and the scenic attractions at Aroona Valley, Brachina Gorge and Bunyeroo Creek. There are many bushwalks of varying degrees of difficulty throughout the park. |




