Mount Augustus National Park

Mount Augustus National Park
Mount Augustus
Mount Augustus National Park
LocationWestern Australia
Nearest cityMeekatharra
Coordinates24°19′50″S 116°50′37″E / 24.33056°S 116.84361°E / -24.33056; 116.84361
Area91.68 km2 (35.40 sq mi)
Established1989
Governing bodyDepartment of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) (was Department of Environment and Conservation)
WebsiteOfficial website

Mount Augustus National Park is located 852 km north of Perth, 490 km by road east of Carnarvon and 390 km northwest of Meekatharra, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Mount Augustus itself, the feature around which the national park is based, is known as Burringurrah to the local Wadjari Aboriginal people.

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